Inter-batch contamination and potential sources of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium on broiler farms.

Jansson, D S

Inter-batch contamination and potential sources of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium on broiler farms. [electronic resource] - British poultry science 2012 - 790-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1466-1799

10.1080/00071668.2012.750715 doi


Animal Feed--microbiology
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Bacterial Proteins--genetics
Carbon-Oxygen Ligases--genetics
Chickens
Colony Count, Microbial--veterinary
Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific--metabolism
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field--veterinary
Enterococcus faecium--drug effects
Feces--microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests--veterinary
Poultry Diseases--epidemiology
Prevalence
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction--veterinary
Sweden--epidemiology
Transportation
Vancomycin Resistance