Molecular detection of aggregation substance, enterococcal surface protein, and cytolysin genes and in vitro adhesion to urinary catheters of Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium of clinical origin

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 299, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 323-332

  Hällgren, Anita ^a   Claesson, Carina ^a   Saeedi, Baharak ^a   Monstein, Hans Jürg ^a   Hanberger, Håkan ^a   Nilsson, Lennart E ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregation substance; Biofilm; Cytolysin; Enterococcal surface protein; Enterococcus; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION SUBSTANCE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CYTOLYSIN; ENTEROCOCCAL SURFACE PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN; LATEX; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE ISOLATION; HOSPITAL; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; URINARY CATHETER;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATHETERIZATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; SWEDEN; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 67349276680     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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