Genetic characterization of antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in Enterococcus spp. from Japanese retail ready-to-eat raw fish

Food Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-66

  Hammad, Ahmed M ^a   Shimamoto, Toshi ^b   Shimamoto, Tadashi ^b  

^a University of Sadat City   (Egypt)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococci; Raw fish; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; ENTEROCOCCI; ENTEROCOCCUS; FAST FOOD; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RAW FISH; SEA FOOD; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCI; RAW FISH; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FAST FOODS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; JAPAN; SEAFOOD; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84883808571     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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