Antibiotic Resistance and Heavy Metals Tolerance in Gram-Negative Bacteria from Diseased American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Cultured in Malaysia

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1270-1275

  Najiah, M ^a   Lee, SW ^b   Wendy, W ^a   Tee, LW ^a   Nadirah, M ^a   Faizah, SH ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA KELANTAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; antibiotic resistance; Edwardsiella; Flavobacterium; heavy metal tolerance; MAR index; Rana catesbeiana; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; ANURA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EDWARDSIELLA (ENTEROBACTERIA); FLAVOBACTERIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; RANA CATESBEIANA; VIBRIO;

EID: 70350490811     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(08)60338-7     Document Type: Article

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