Antimicrobial resistance and virulence traits of Enterococcus faecalis from primary endodontic infections

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 779-786

  Lins, Renata Ximenes ^a   De Oliveira Andrade, Aurimar ^a   Hirata Junior, Raphael ^a   Wilson, Melanie J ^b   Lewis, Michael A O ^b   Williams, David W ^b   Fidel, Rivail Antonio Sergio ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Endodontic infection; Enterococcus faecalis; Genotype

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION SUBSTANCE, ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENTEROCOCCAL SURFACE PROTEIN, ESP; ERYTHROMYCIN; GELATINASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PENICILLIN G; RNA 16S; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH PULP DISEASE; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DENTAL PULP DISEASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERYTHROMYCIN; GELATINASES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PENICILLIN G; PHENOTYPE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84882450090     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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