Genotypic and technological characterization of enterococci isolated from artisanal Fiore Sardo cheese

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 444-450

  Cosentino, Sofia ^a   Pisano, M Barbara ^a   Corda, Arianna ^a   Fadda, M Elisabetta ^a   Piras, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Fiore Sardo; Genotype; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEESE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA;

CHEESE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENOTYPE; ITALY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 10044264079     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002202990400041X     Document Type: Article

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