Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from food in Brazil
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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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دوره 45 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014