Prevalence and characterization of antimicrobial-resistant escherichia coli isolated from conventional and organic vegetables

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 815-821

  Kim, Sara ^a   Woo, Gun Jo ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAM; BLA PROTEIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; FERTILIZER; QNRS PROTEIN; QUINOLONE; STRA PROTEIN; STRB PROTEIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TET PROTEIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FOOD; PREVALENCE; SOIL MICROFLORA; VEGETABLE; ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ORGANIC FARMING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CEPHALOTHIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84907550268     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2014.1771     Document Type: Article

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