Molecular Screening of Enterococcus Virulence Determinants and Potential for Genetic Exchange between Food and Medical Isolates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1628-1635

  Eaton, Tracy J ^a   Gasson, Michael J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035315807     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.4.1628-1635.2001     Document Type: Article

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