Multiple antibiotic resistances of enteric bacteria isolated from recreational coastal waters and oysters of the Caribbean Sea

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 409-414

  Fernández Delgado, Milagro ^a   Suárez, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Enteric bacteria; Multiple antibiotic resistances; Oysters; Public health risks; Seawater

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; KLUYVERA; MORGANELLA (PROTEOBACTERIUM); OSTREIDAE; PROVIDENCIA;

EID: 77951781887     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175123     Document Type: Article

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