Hemagglutinating and hemolytic activities of Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated from different human clinical sources

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 583-587

  Izumi, Érika ^a   Domingues Pires, Patrícia ^a   Bittencourt De Marques, Elisa ^a   Suzart, Sérgio ^a  

^a Lab de Patogenicidade Microbiana   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Hemagglutination patterns; Hemagglutinins; Hemolysins; MRHA; MSHA; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; HEMOLYSIN; MANNOSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERYTHROCYTE; GUINEA PIG; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMOLYSIS; HORSE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

BOVINAE; CAVIA PORCELLUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 18144393418     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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