Molecular confirmation of Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium from clinical, faecal and environmental sources

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 476-482

  Harwood, V J ^a   Delahoya, N C ^a   Ulrich, R M ^a   Kramer, M F ^a   Whitlock, J E ^a,b   Garey, J R ^a   Lim, D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Indicator organisms; MST; Phylogeny; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; DNA SEQUENCES; GENE ENCODING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; FRESH WATER; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; MST; PHYLOGENY; SEWAGE WATER; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

WATER QUALITY;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER; WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; PATHOGEN; PHYLOGENY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEWAGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 2642580825     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01518.x     Document Type: Article

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