Frequency of ace, epa and elrA Genes in Clinical and Environmental Strains of Enterococcus faecalis

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 612-616

  Łysakowska, Monika Eliza ^a   Denys, Andrzej ^a   Sienkiewicz, Monika ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

ace; elrA; Enterococcus faecalis; epa; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; RATTUS;

EID: 84870773676     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-012-0285-8     Document Type: Article

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