Comparative study among clinical and commensal isolates of Enterococcus faecalis for presence of esp gene and biofilm production

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 365-369

  Upadhyaya, Giridhara P M ^a   Lingadevaru, Umapathy B ^b   Lingegowda, Ravikumar K ^a  

^a KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ESIPGIMSR   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Enterococcus; Esp gene; Nosocomial; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; BURN; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC FOOT; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESP GENE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPTICEMIA; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 79958114144     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1385     Document Type: Article

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