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Species distribution, antibiotic resistance and virulence traits in enterococci from meat in Tunisia.
Meat science - 1 Mar 2013
Klibi Naouel, Said Leila Ben, Jouini Ahlem, Slama Karim Ben, López Maria, Sallem Rym Ben, Boudabous Abdellatif, Torres Carmen
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Antimicrobial resistance and the mechanisms implicated were studied in 119 enterococci from 105 meat samples from Tunisian markets. Almost 24.5% of recovered enterococci showed resistance against four or more antimicrobial agents and these isolates were identified to the species level. Enterococcus faecalis was the most prevalent species (41%). High percentages of erythromycin and tetracycline resistances were...
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