A variant enterococcal surface protein Esp(fm) in Enterococcus faecium; distribution among food, commensal, medical, and environmental isolates.
FEMS Microbiol Lett
; 216(2): 269-75, 2002 Nov 05.
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ABSTRACT
Enterococci are increasingly important causes of nosocomial disease. Also, they are associated with food and have a history of use as dairy starter and probiotic cultures. An enterococcal surface protein Esp(fs) is involved the virulence and biofilm-forming capacity of Enterococcus faecalis and recently we demonstrated the presence of a homologue Esp(fm) in E. faecium. Here we describe the complete structure of Esp(fm) and demonstrate that its distribution in E. faecium correlates with disease associated strains from a range of pathological sites.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas de Bactérias
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Infecções por Bactérias Gram-Positivas
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Enterococcus faecium
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Microbiologia de Alimentos
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Proteínas de Membrana
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
FEMS Microbiol Lett
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido