Isolation and identification of Enterococcus faecium from seafoods: Antimicrobial resistance and production of bacteriocin-like substances

Food Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 955-961

  Valenzuela, Antonio Sánchez ^a   Benomar, Nabil ^a   Abriouel, Hikmate ^a   Cañamero, Magdalena Martínez ^a   Gálvez, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriocin; Enterococci; Safety; Seafood

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRODUCT SAFETY; SEA FOOD;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOCINS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAFOOD; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLLUSCA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77955281426     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.05.033     Document Type: Article

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