Characterization of antibiotic resistant enterococci isolated from untreated waters for human consumption in Portugal

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 315-319

  Macedo, Ana S ^a   Freitas, Ana R ^b   Abreu, Cristina ^a,b   Machado, Elisabete ^a,b   Peixe, Luísa ^b   Sousa, João C ^a   Novais, Carla ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aac(6 ) Ie aph(2 ); Antibiotic resistance; Erm(B); Human drinking water; Tet genes; Virulence

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DRINKING WATER; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; NITROFURANTOIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; WELL WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; FLUID INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; WATER SAMPLING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA PRIMERS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PORTUGAL; VIRULENCE FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE;

EID: 79951549354     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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