Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from food in Brazil

Camargo, Carlos Henrique; Bruder-nascimento, Ariane; Lee, Sarah Hwa In; Fernandes Júnior, Ary; Kaneno, Ramon; Rall, Vera Lúcia Mores

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Title:

Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from food in Brazil

Author(s):

Institution:

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

ISSN:

1517-8382

Sponsorship:

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

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.

Issue Date:

2014

Citation:

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, v. 45, n. 1, p. 111-115, 2014.

Time Duration:

111-115

Publisher:

Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia

Keywords:

Enterococcus spp.
food
antimicrobial resistance

Source:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822014000100016

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Access Rights:

Acesso aberto

Type:

outro

Source:

http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/109941

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