Phenotypic and molecular antibiotic resistance profile of enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium isolated from different traditional fermented foods

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 143-149

  Sánchez Valenzuela, Antonio ^a   Lavilla Lerma, Leyre ^a   Benomar, Nabil ^a   Gálvez, Antonio ^a   Pérez Pulido, Rubén ^a   Abriouel, Hikmate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CAT PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; EFRA PROTEIN; EFRB PROTEIN; ERMB PROTEIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHIONINE SULFOXIDE REDUCTASE A; METHIONINE SULFOXIDE REDUCTASE B; MPHA PROTEIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TEICOPLANIN; TET M PROTEIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; WATER;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FERMENTED PRODUCT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

AMPICILLIN; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ERYTHROMYCIN; FERMENTATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENTAMICINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NITROFURANTOIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLINS; PHENOTYPE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; VALENZUELA;

EID: 84879073502     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1279     Document Type: Article

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