Commensal gut bacteria: Distribution of Enterococcus species and prevalence of Escherichia coli phylogenetic groups in animals and humans in Portugal

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 449-459

  Silva, Nuno ^a   Igrejas, Gilberto ^b   Gonçalves, Alexandre ^b   Poeta, Patricia ^a,b  

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

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

Author keywords

Enterococcus spp.; Escherichia coli; Gastrointestinal tract; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ELIOMYS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RAPTORES; STRUTHIONIFORMES; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84863849369     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13213-011-0308-4     Document Type: Review

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