The prevalence of multidrug-resistant staphylococci in food and the environment of Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 510-523

  Abulreesh, H H ^a   Organji, S R ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Biofilm; Environment; Foodstuffs; Public health; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79959733643     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2011.510.523     Document Type: Article

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