Characterization of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genotypes of enterococcus faecalis recovered from a pork processing plant

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1486-1491

  Aslam, Mueen ^a   Diarra, Moussa S ^b   Masson, Luke ^c  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 84864438639     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-524     Document Type: Article

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