Characterization of functional properties of enterococcus faecium strains isolated from human gut

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 861-870

  İspirli, Humeyra ^a   Demirbaş, Fatmanur ^a   Dertli, Enes ^a  

^a BAYBURT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Enterococcus faecium; Gut bacteria; Probiotic; Virulence determinants

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; BILE SALT; CYTOLYSIN; ENTEROCIN A; ENTEROCIN B; HEXADECANE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BILE ACID; PERFORIN; RNA 16S; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANATOMY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROCARBON; METABOLISM; PATHOGEN; PH; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ADHESION; ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; FECES CULTURE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HEMOLYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIOCINS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FECES; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PERFORIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBIOTICS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84945393877     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0446     Document Type: Article

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