Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in finfish aquaculture environments

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2013, Pages

  Miranda, Claudio D ^a   Tello, Alfredo ^b   Keen, Patricia L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b Asociación de la Industria del Salmón   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Antimicrobials; Aquaculture; Fish

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DNA TOPOISOMERASE IV; ENROFLOXACIN; FLORFENICOL; FLUMEQUINE; OXOLINIC ACID; OXYTETRACYCLINE; QUINOLONE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE GENE; AQUACULTURE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; EDWARDSIELLA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LISTONELLA ANGUILLARUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POINT MUTATION; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSPOSON; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84884222114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00233     Document Type: Short Survey

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