Occurrence and distribution of multiple antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus and Lactobacillus spp. from Indian poultry: in vivo transferability of their erythromycin, tetracycline and vancomycin resistance

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 395-404

  Preethi, Chandran ^a   Thumu, Surya Chandra Rao ^a   Halami, Prakash M ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococcus; Horizontal gene transfer; Lactobacillus; Poultry

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019863380     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-017-1270-6     Document Type: Article

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