Opinion of the Scientific Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (FEEDAP) on the updating of the criteria used in the assessment of bacteria for resistance to antibiotics of human or veterinary importance

EFSA Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

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Author keywords

acquired resistance; added genes; Antimicrobial resistance; bacterial feed additives; genomic mutation; horizontal transfer; intrinsic resistance; MIC; microbiological breakpoints

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EID: 85043403157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2005.223     Document Type: Article

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