African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5241

Full Length Research Paper

Antibiotic resistance of Enterococci isolated from raw camel milk in the South West of Algeria

Boussouar Naceur
  • Boussouar Naceur
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, P.O. Box 417 university of Bechar, Algeria -08000, Algeria.
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Boumediene Moussa Boudjemâa
  • Boumediene Moussa Boudjemâa
  • Laboratory of Food, Biomedical and Environmental Microbiology, Aboubakr Belkaid University. Tlemcen. Algeria-13000, Algeria.
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  •  Received: 12 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 01 March 2016
  •  Published: 07 April 2016

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