Imported ornamental fish are colonized with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Journal of Fish Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 533-542

  Rose, S ^a   Hill, R ^a   Bermudez, L E ^a   Miller Morgan, T ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Diversity; Freshwater; Ornamental; Overuse; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FISH; GENETICS; KIDNEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMID; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FISHES; KIDNEY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84877709063     PISSN: 01407775     EISSN: 13652761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12044     Document Type: Review

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