Enterococcus faecalis from Food, Clinical Specimens, and Oral Sites: Prevalence of Virulence Factors in Association with Biofilm Formation

Enterococci have gained significance as the cause of nosocomial infections; they occur as food contaminants and have also been linked to dental diseases. E. faecalis has a great potential to spread virulence as well as antibiotic resistance genes via horizontal gene transfer. The integration of food...

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Published in:Front Microbiol
Main Authors: Anderson, Annette C., Jonas, Daniel, Huber, Ingrid, Karygianni, Lamprini, Wölber, Johan, Hellwig, Elmar, Arweiler, Nicole, Vach, Kirstin, Wittmer, Annette, Al-Ahmad, Ali
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Public Health
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707231/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26793174
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01534
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