Incidence of Virulence Factors and Antibiotic Resistance among Enterococci Isolated from Food

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4385-4389

  Franz, Charles M A P ^a   Muscholl Silberhorn, Albrecht B ^b   Yousif, Nuha M K ^a   Vancanneyt, Marc ^c   Swings, Jean ^c   Holzapfel, Wilhelm H ^a,d  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEMOLYSIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEESE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD CONTROL; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHEESE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0035462351     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4385-4389.2001     Document Type: Article

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