Comparison of the incidence of virulence determinants and antibiotic resistance between Enterococcus faecium strains of dairy, animal and clinical origin

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 291-304

  Mannu, L ^a   Paba, A ^a   Daga, E ^a   Comunian, R ^a   Zanetti, S ^b   Dupre I ^b   Sechi, L A ^b  

^a Istituto Zootecnico e Caseario per la Sardegna   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal enterococci; Antibiotic resistance; Dairy enterococci; Human enterococci; Virulence determinants

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEESE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; MICROBIOTA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0142165675     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00191-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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