Screening of the enterocin genes and antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria in Enterococcus strains obtained from different origins

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1235-1239

  Theppangna, Watthana ^a   Murase, Toshiyuki ^a   Tokumaru, Natsumi ^a   Chikumi, Hiroki ^b   Shimizu, Eiji ^b   Otsuki, Koichi ^c  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytolysin; Enterocin; Enterococcus

Indexed keywords

BRIDGED COMPOUND; ENTEROCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MEAT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; DOGS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MEAT; SWINE;

ANATIDAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUIDAE;

EID: 38149092313     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.69.1235     Document Type: Article

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