Comparative analysis of genetic diversity and incidence of virulence factors and antibiotic resistance among enterococcal populations from raw fruit and vegetable foods, water and soil, and clinical samples

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 38-49

  Abriouel, Hikmate ^a   Omar, Nabil Ben ^a   Molinos, Antonio Cobo ^a   López, Rosario Lucas ^a   Grande, Ma José ^a   Martínez Viedma, Pilar ^a   Ortega, Elena ^a   Cañamero, Magdalena Martínez ^a   Galvez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococci; Food safety; Soil; Vegetable foods; Virulence; Water

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FRUIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL; VEGETABLE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FRUIT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS); VEGETABLES; VIRULENCE FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTEROCOCCUS MUNDTII;

EID: 40049098140     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.11.067     Document Type: Article

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