Phenotypic and genetic diversity of enterococci isolated from Italian cheeses

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 303-316

  Andrighetto, Christian ^a   Knijff, Edo ^b   Lombardi, Angiolella ^a   Torriani, Sandra ^c   Vancanneyt, Marc ^d   Kersters, Karel ^d   Swings, Jean ^d   Dellaglio, Franco ^b  

^a Istituto per la Qualita e le Tecnologie Agroalimentari   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Genotype; Italian cheeses; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

BUFFALO; CHEESE; COW; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC STRAIN; GENOTYPE; GOAT; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; ITALY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REACTION MECHANISM; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CHEESE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENOTYPE; GOATS; ITALY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

BUBALUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; LISTERIA INNOCUA; PROKARYOTA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM FREUDENREICHII SUBSP. SHERMANII;

EID: 0034917684     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029901004800     Document Type: Article

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