Virulence factors in isolates of Enterococcus faecalis from infective endocarditis and from the normal flora

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-31

  Johansson, Daniel ^a   Rasmussen, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Enterococcus faecalis; Infective endocarditis; Platelets; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ACE GENE; ARTICLE; ASA1 GENE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESP GENE; GELE GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; VIRUS GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FECES; HUMANS; INTESTINES; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 84876125225     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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