Studies on the â-lactamase production of bacterial isolates from smoked bush meats correlated with bacterial resistance to three ß-lactam antibiotics
Eight bacterial species were isolated from smoked meats and screened for the production of â-lactamase; which was detected by penicillin impregnated starch paper strips. â-lactamase was detected in the following bacterial isolates: Klebsiella pneumoniae (75.0%), Escherichia coli (69.7%), Proteus sp....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)
2010-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management |
Online Access: | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/55538 |