Enterococci as probiotics and their implications in food safety

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-140

  Franz, Charles M A P ^a   Huch, Melanie ^a   Abriouel, Hikmate ^b   Holzapfel, Wilhelm ^c   Gálvez, Antonio ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c Handong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Probiotics; Safety; Taxonomy; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; AGGREGATION SUBSTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM LYSATE; BILE SALT HYDROLASE; CAUSIDO; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOLYSIN; ENDOCARDITIS AND BIOFILM ASSOCIATED PILUS PROTEIN; ENTEROCOCCAL SURFACE PROTEIN; ENTEROCOCCUS BIOFILM ENHANCER PROTEIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM SECRETED ANTIGEN; GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYALURONIDASE; HYDROLASE; INVASIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEDILAC DS; PHEROMONE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROSYMBIOFLOR; SYMBIOFLOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; CATTLE; CHEESE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FERMENTATION; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SPOILAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HABITAT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; INTESTINE FLORA; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MEAT; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PET ANIMAL; PLASMID; POULTRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STARTER CULTURE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; SWINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS; PROBIOTICS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80054088611     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.08.014     Document Type: Review

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