Genomic description of antibiotic resistance in escherichia coli and enterococci isolates from healthy lusitano horses

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1057-1063

  Moura, Inês ^a   Torres, Carmen ^c   Silva, Nuno ^b   Somalo, Sergio ^c   Igrejas, Gilberto ^a   Poeta, Patrícia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Lusitano horse

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84888133485     PISSN: 07370806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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