Virulence factors and antibiotic resistance in enterococci isolated from food-stuffs

A collection of 250 enterococci isolated from various food-stuffs were used to investigate seven virulence determinants and the microbial susceptibility of eight antibiotics. Species-specific PCR revealed the presence of E. faecalis (127 isolates), E. faecium (77 isolates), E. casseliflavus (21 isol...

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Main Authors: K. Trivedi, S. Cupakova, R. Karpiskova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2011-07-01
Series:Veterinární Medicína
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Online Access:https://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/vet-201107-0005_virulence-factors-and-antibiotic-resistance-in-enterococci-isolated-from-food-stuffs.php