Distribution of selected virulence genes and antibiotic resistance in Enterococcus species isolated from the South Nation River drainage basin, Ontario, Canada

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 407-421

  Lanthier, M ^a   Scott, A ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Cloutier, M ^a   Durie, D ^a   Henderson, V C ^a   Wilkes, G ^a   Lapen, D R ^a   Topp, E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotic(s); Environmental recreational water; Resistance; Virulence; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBIOTICS; BACILLI; CATCHMENTS; RIVERS;

ANTIBIOTIC(S); ANTIBIOTICS RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL/RECREATIONAL WATER; GENE RESISTANCE; ONTARIO; RECREATIONAL WATER; RESISTANCE; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE GENE; WATER SAMPLES;

WATER QUALITY;

CIPROFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DRAINAGE BASIN; GENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONALITY; TAXONOMY; VIRULENCE; WATER QUALITY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIRD; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOST; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUMMER; WATERSHED; WILDLIFE;

AVES; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650975681     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04893.x     Document Type: Article

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