Detection of bacteriocin production and virulence traits in vancomycin-resistant enterococci of different sources

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 970-979

  Sabia, C ^a   De Niederhausern S ^a   Guerrieri, E ^a   Messi, P ^a   Anacarso, I ^a   Manicardi, G ^a   Bondi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Enterococci; Gelatinase; Haemolysis; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACILLI; BLOOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBIOTICS;

BACTERIOCIN PRODUCTION; BACTERIOCINS; CLINICAL SAMPLES; ENTEROCIN; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD ANIMALS; FOOD SAMPLES; GELATINASE; HAEMOLYSIS; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI;

GENES;

BACTERIOCIN; CYTOLYSIN; GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; PLASMID DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENOMICS; PATHOGENICITY; PEPTIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBIOTICS; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENTEROCIN A GENE; ENTEROCIN P GENE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMOLYSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VANA GENE; VANB GENE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 40849083763     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03612.x     Document Type: Article

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