Presence of virulence factors in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium susceptible and resistant to vancomycin

Presence of virulence factors in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium susceptible and resistant to vancomycin

Despite the increasing importance of Enterococcus as opportunistic pathogens, their virulence factors are still poorly understood. This study determines the frequency of virulence factors in clinical and commensal Enterococcus isolates from inpatients in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Fifty Enterococcus isol...

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Main Authors: Carolina Baldisserotto Comerlato, Mariah Costa Carvalho de Resende, Juliana Caierão, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Enterococcus
virulence factors
vancomycin resistance
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762013000500590&lng=en&tlng=en

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