Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from food in Brazil
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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Assunto principal:
Contaminação de Alimentos
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Enterococcus
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article