Increase over time in the prevalence of multiple antibiotic resistance among isolates of Listeria monocytogenes from poultry in Spain

Food Control

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-41

  Alonso Hernando, Alicia ^a   Prieto, Miguel ^a   García Fernández, Camino ^a   Alonso Calleja, Carlos ^a   Capita, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance trends; Listeria monocytogenes; Poultry; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA GRAYI; LISTERIA INNOCUA; LISTERIA IVANOVII; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA WELSHIMERI;

EID: 80052182567     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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