Antimicrobial activity and occurrence of bacteriocin structural genes in Enterococcus spp. of human and animal origin isolated in Portugal

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 192, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 927-936

  Brandao A ^a   Almeida, T ^a   Munoz Atienza E ^b   Torres, C ^c   Igrejas, G ^a   Hernandez P E ^b   Cintas, L M ^b   Poeta, P ^a,d   Herranz, C ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LA RIOJA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacteriocins; Enterocin structural genes; Enterococcus spp.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; COLUMBICIN A; CYTOLYSIN; ENTEROCIN 1071; ENTEROCIN A; ENTEROCIN AS 48; ENTEROCIN B; ENTEROCIN L50A; ENTEROCIN L50B; ENTEROCIN P; ENTEROCIN Q; ENTEROCIN SE K4; ENTEROCOCCIN V583; ENTEROLYSIN A; HIRACIN JM79; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENTA GENE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTL50A GENE; ENTL50B GENE; ENTP GENE; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURAL GENE; WILD ANIMAL; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ENTEROCOCCUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIOCINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PORTUGAL;

EID: 79952066269     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0619-z     Document Type: Article

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