The commensal Enterococcus faecalis is among the most common causes of nosocomial infections. Recent findings regarding increased abundance of enterococci in the intestinal microbiota of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and induction of colitis in IL-10-deficient (IL-10-/-) mice put a new perspective on the contribution of E. faecalis to chronic intestinal inflammation. Based on the ex...

The effect of nanoemulsions based on rosemary essential oil (BNE) and its purified version (BEO) the growth fish spoilage bacteria (P. luteola, P. damselae, V. vulnificus, E. faecalis, S. liquefaciens, mirabilis) foodborne pathogens (S. Paratyphi A, aureus, K. pneumoniae, faecalis) their biogenic amine formation were investigated in tyrosine decarboxylase broth (TDB) using HPLC method. flavour ...

* Specialist on Otorrhinolaryngology and ENT Surgery; PhD student on Otorrhinolaryngology at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Assitant Medical Doctor of the Otorrhinolaryngology and ENT Surgery Clinic at Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo. ** Medical Residence. Otorrhinolaryngology and ENT Surgery Clinic at Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo. *...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the carriage of 6 virulence-associated genes in Enterococcus faecalis isolates obtained from patients in 8 hospitals in Kuwait. MATERIALS AND METHODS In total, 466 E. faecalis isolates were obtained from 313 urine samples, 68 wound swabs, 36 blood samples, 25 rectal swabs, 12 high vaginal swabs and 12 miscellaneous sources. Genes for ge...

Enterococcus faecalis, a leading nosocomial pathogen and yet a prominent member of gut microbiome, lacks clear demarcation between pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains at genome level. Here we present the comparative genome analysis of 36 E. faecalis strains with different pathogenic features and from different body-habitats. This study begins by addressing the genome dynamics, which shows tha...

INTRODUCTION Enterococcus faecalis is commonly detected in persistent apical periodontitis characterized by unimproved periradicular bone resorption. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of lipoteichoic acid (LTA), a major virulence factor of E. faecalis, on apoptosis of osteoblasts. METHODS Human osteoblast-like MG63 cells were treated with LTA from E. faecalis at a series ...

AIM To analyze use and distribution of resources by otolaryngology (ENT) hospital wards in Romania between 2003 and 2008, in order to plan the improvement of patient access to health care services and health care services' financial performance. METHODS Clinical electronic records were searched for all patients discharged from all public hospitals funded on a per-case basis by the government ...

Little is known on the genetic relatedness and potential dissemination of particular enterococcal clones in Malaysia. We studied the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis and subjected them to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST). E. faecium and E. faecalis displayed 27 and 30 pulsotypes, respectively, and 1...