Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from food in Brazil
Braz. j. microbiol
; Braz. j. microbiol;45(1): 111-115, 2014. tab
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated the frequency of enterococci from food and found 95.2% of positivity, being E. faecium and E. faecalis the most frequent species. High-level streptomycin resistance was observed, as well as gelatinase and hemolysis activity, showing the potential role of environmental strains as reservoir of virulence and resistance traits.
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Sujet Principal:
Contamination des aliments
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Enterococcus
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Microbiologie alimentaire
Type d'étude:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Pays comme sujet:
America do sul
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Brasil
langue:
En
Texte intégral:
Braz. j. microbiol
Thème du journal:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Année:
2014
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Article