Survey for virulence determinants among Enterococcus faecalis isolated from different sources

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-20

  Creti, Roberta ^a   Imperi, Monica ^a   Bertuccini, Lucia ^a   Fabretti, Francesca ^a   Orefici, Graziella ^a   Di Rosa, Roberta ^b   Baldassarri, Lucilla ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION SUBSTANCE PROTEIN; ANTIGEN; BINDING PROTEIN; COLLAGEN; EF0591 ANTIGEN; EF3314 ANTIGEN; ENDOCARDITIS ANTIGEN; GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN ACTIVATOR PROTEIN; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESP PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CARRIER STATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GELATINASES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 1542741008     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05353-0     Document Type: Review

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