Biocide and copper tolerance in enterococci from different sources

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1806-1809

  Valenzuela, Antonio Sánchez ^a   Benomar, Nabil ^a   Abriouel, Hikmate ^a   Cañamero, Magdalena Martínez ^a   López, Rosario Lucas ^a   Gálvez, Antonio ^a  

^a Servicio de Microbiologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM; CHLORHEXIDINE; COPPER SULFATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; TRICLOSAN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

ANIMALS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COPPER SULFATE; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TRICLOSAN;

EID: 84885439479     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-124     Document Type: Article

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