Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance, and genotypic characterization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in meat preparations

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 748-756

  Guerrero Ramos, Emilia ^a,b   Molina González, Diana ^c   Blanco Morán, Sonia ^a   Igrejas, Gilberto ^d,e   Poeta, Patŕicia ^d,f   Alonso Calleja, Carlos ^a,c   Capita, Rosa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Ministry of Health   (Spain)

^c University of León   (Spain)

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

^e UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance genes; Biofilm; Meat Preparations; Ribotyping; Vancomycin resistant enterococci; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PIG; PREVALENCE; RED MEAT; SPAIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; MEAT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; RED MEAT; SPAIN; SWINE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

EID: 84968862789     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-15-390     Document Type: Article

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