Frequency of virulence-associated genes in enterococccus faecalis isolated in Kuwait hospitals

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-264

  Udo, Edet E ^a   Al Sweih, Noura ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aggregation substance; Enterococci; Hemolysins; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION SUBSTANCE; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENHANCED EXPRESSION OF PHEROMONE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS ENDOCARDITIS ANTIGEN; ENTEROCOCCUS SURFACE PROTEIN; GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN ACTIVATION FACTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BILE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATHETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE ISOLATION; KUWAIT; NONHUMAN; PLEURA FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM; SPERM; URINE; VAGINA; WOUND;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GELATINASES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMOLYSIN FACTORS; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHEROMONES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 79953645544     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321230     Document Type: Article

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