Virulence factors and bacteriocins in faecal enterococci of wild boars

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 385-392

  Poeta, Patricia ^a,b,c   Igrejas, Gilberto ^a   Costa, Daniela ^a   Sargo, Roberto ^a   Rodrigues, Jorge ^a,b   Torres, Carmen ^c  

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

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriocins; Enterococci; Virulence factors; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOCINS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; GELATINASES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOTYPE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PORTUGAL; SUS SCROFA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 55449132758     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200700327     Document Type: Article

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