Mechanism of metronidazole-resistance by isolates of nitroreductase-producingEnterococcus gallinarumandEnterococcus casseliflavusfrom the human intestinal tract
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- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 225 (2) , 195-200
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00513-5
Abstract
Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum strains resistant to metronidazole, nitrofurantoin and nitrofurazone were isolated from fecalKeywords
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