Antibiotic resistance patterns of Escherichia coli strains isolated from surface water and groundwater samples in a pig production area

The use of antibiotics, so excessive and indiscriminate in intensive animal production, has triggered an increase in the number of resistant microorganisms which can be transported to aquatic environments. The aim of this study was to determine the profile of the antimicrobial resistance of samples...

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Main Authors: Roger Neto Schneider, André Nadvorny, Verônica Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2009-09-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume223/11a17.pdf