Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria from Feces of Livestock, Farmyard Manure, and Farmland in Japan—case report—

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Kobashi, Yuri ^a   Hasebe, Akira ^b   Nishio, Michinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

antibiotic resistant bacteria; composting; feces of livestock; multi drug resistance; soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010940998     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.20.53     Document Type: Article

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