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Copper resistance and its relationship to erythromycin resistance in Enterococcus isolates from bovine milk samples in Korea.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Jun 2012
Kim JiHoon, Lee SangJin, Choi SungSook
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Antibiotic resistance in animal isolates of enterococci is a public health concern, because of the risk of transmission of antibiotic-resistant strains or resistance genes to humans through the food chain. This study investigated copper resistance and its relationship with erythromycin resistance in 245 enterococcal isolates from bovine milk. Phenotypic and genotypic resistance to erythromycin and copper sulfate...
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