Prevalence and characterization of antibiotic resistant Enterococcus faecalis in French cheeses

Food Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-198

  Jamet, Emmanuel ^a   Akary, Elodie ^b,d   Poisson, Marie Ange ^a   Chamba, Jean François ^a   Bertrand, Xavier ^c   Serror, Pascale ^b  

^a Actilait   (France)

^b UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^d INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Cheese; Enterococcus faecalis; Food

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHEESE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHEESE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 84861006993     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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