Article
Antibiotic-resistant strains of Enterococcus isolated from Swedish and Danish retailed chicken and pork.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jun 1998
Quednau M, Ahrné S, Petersson A C, Molin G
Abstract excerpt
Two hundred and seventy-seven Enterococcus isolates representing the predominating enterococcal flora of retailed chicken and pork were identified by phenotypical features, and by random amplified polymorphic DNA. The resistance to nine different antibiotics was determined. Enterococcus faecium w...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Chickens
- Denmark
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Enterococcus
- Food Microbiology
- Meat
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Phenotype
- Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
- Sweden
