Culture-based methods for detection of antibiotic resistance in agroecosystems: Advantages, challenges, and gaps in knowledge

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 432-440

  McLain, Jean E ^a   Cytryn, Eddie ^b   Durso, Lisa M ^c   Young, Suzanne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL CULTURES; CULTURE-BASED METHODS; DATA INTERPRETATION; ISOLATION OF BACTERIA; MOLECULAR METHODS; SPECIFIC CONCENTRATION;

ANTIBIOTICS;

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAPIRIN; CEFTIOFUR; CHORTETRACYCLINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LINCOMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; STREPTOMYCIN; SULFADIMETHOXINE; SULFADIMIDINE; TETRACYCLINE; TYLOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AEROMONAS; AGAR DILUTION; AGROECOSYSTEM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BROTH DILUTION; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE BASED METHOD; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPSILOMETER TEST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHODOLOGY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROCEDURES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; AGRICULTURE; BACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

AGRICULTURE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84960365963     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.06.0317     Document Type: Article

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