Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium isolated from poultry flocks in Germany

Avian Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 143-148

  Maasjost, J ^a   Muhldorfer K ^a   De Jäckel, S Cortez ^b   Hafez, H M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Poultry Clinics and Laboratory Dr Pöppel   (Germany)

Author keywords

antimicrobial resistance; broth microdilution; enterococcus; poultry

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GERMANY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GERMANY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES;

EID: 84924414699     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/10928-090314-RegR     Document Type: Article

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