A survey on biotechnological potential and safety of the novel Enterococcus species of dairy origin, E. italicus

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 204-211

  Fortina, M G ^a   Ricci, G ^a   Borgo, F ^a   Manachini, P L ^a   Arends, K ^b   Schiwon, K ^b   Abajy, M Y ^b   Grohmann, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Dairy cultures; Enterococcus italicus; Typing; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS ITALICUS; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHEESE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; VIRULENCE;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS ITALICUS;

EID: 42649110671     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.01.014     Document Type: Article

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