Phenotypic and genotypic study of gelatinase and β-haemolysis activities in faecal enterococci of poultry in Portugal

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 203-208

  Poeta, P ^a,b   Costa, D ^a,b   Klibi, N ^a   Rodrigues, J ^a,b,c   Torres, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENZYMOLOGY; FECES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; POULTRY;

ANIMALS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; GELATINASES; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; POULTRY; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE;

EID: 33745296351     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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