African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Salmonella isolates, Entermoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia

Dinkineh Abebe Adimasu*
  • Dinkineh Abebe Adimasu*
  • Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Bacteriology and Mycology Research Case Team, Haramaya University P.O.Box: 12 42, Harar, Ethiopia
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Ameha Kebede
  • Ameha Kebede
  • Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Bacteriology and Mycology Research Case Team, Haramaya University P.O.Box: 12 42, Harar, Ethiopia
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Sissay Menkir
  • Sissay Menkir
  • Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Bacteriology and Mycology Research Case Team, Haramaya University P.O.Box: 12 42, Harar, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 15 February 2014
  •  Accepted: 13 May 2014
  •  Published: 14 May 2014

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