Detection of multiple-antimicrobial resistance and characterization of the implicated genes in Escherichia coli isolates from foods of animal origin in Tunis

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1082-1088

  Jouini, Ahlem ^a,b   Slama, Karim Ben ^a   Sáenz, Yolanda ^b   Klibi, Naouel ^a   Costa, Daniela ^b   Vinué, Laura ^b   Zarazaga, Myriam ^b   Boudabous, Abdellatif ^a   Torres, Carmen ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 66949173382     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.5.1082     Document Type: Article

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