Guidance on the safety assessment of Enterococcus faecium in animal nutrition

EFSA Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

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Author keywords

ampicillin; Enterococcus faecium; esp; guidance; hylEfm; IS16; safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959123539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2012.2682     Document Type: Article

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