Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial isolates from probiotic products available in Italy

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 199-203

  Blandino, Giovanna ^a   Milazzo, Ilaria ^a   Fazio, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Bifidobacteria; Lactic acid bacteria; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BROTH DILUTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EPSILOMETER TEST; INCUBATION TIME; ITALY; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; OVIS ARIES; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS;

EID: 57649126120     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: 16512235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08910600802408111     Document Type: Article

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