Analysis of genetic lineages and their correlation with virulence genes in Enterococcus faecalis clinical isolates from root canal and systemic infections

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 858-864

  Penas, Pâmela P ^a   Mayer, Marcia P A ^a   Gomes, Brenda P F A ^b   Endo, Marcos ^b   Pignatari, Antonio C C ^c   Bauab, Karen C ^c   Pinheiro, Ericka T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococcus faecalis; genotypes; root canals; virulence factors

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CAPSULE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHROMOSOME MAP; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOMIC ISLAND; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PATHOGENICITY; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CROSS INFECTION; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENOMIC ISLANDS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; TOOTH, NONVITAL; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84879411729     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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