Antimicrobial susceptibility, β-lactamase and enterotoxin production in Bacillus cereus isolates from clinical and food samples

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-238

  Godic Torkar K ^a   Seme, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; ENTEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; TEMPERATURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BETA-LACTAMASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 70349882106     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-009-0037-2     Document Type: Article

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