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Virulence of enterococci [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1994
Enterococci are commensal organisms well suited to survival in intestinal and vaginal tracts and the oral cavity. However, as for most bacteria described as causing human disease, enterococci also possess properties that can be ascribed roles in pathogenesis.
B D, Jett, M M, Huycke, M S, Gilmore
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Distribution and Antibiotic Resistance of Streptococci and Enterococci Isolated from Dental Caries and Healthy People

Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most significant challenges globally that threatens our ability to treat infectious diseases.
Shahad Fadhil Al-Taie1, Muna T. Al- Musawi2, Zaid S. Rasheed3   +2 more
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Speciation and Susceptibility Pattern of Enterococcal Species with Special Reference to High Level Gentamicin and Vancomycin [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: Enterococci have emerged as the second most common cause of nosocomial infections in the gastrointestinal tract, oral cavity and genitourinary tract. The common species of Enterococci which cause human infections are E.
Vibi Varghese, Ardra R Menon, K Prithi Nair   +2 more
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from infections in horses in Germany are frequent colonizers of veterinarians but rare among MRSA from infections in humans

One Health, 2016
A total of 272 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from equine infections originating from 17 equine hospitals and 39 veterinary practices in Germany as well as 67 isolates from personnel working at equine clinics were subjected to ...
Christiane Cuny, Mohamed M.H. Abdelbary, Robin Köck, Franziska Layer, Wolfgang Scheidemann, Guido Werner, Wolfgang Witte   +6 more
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Intestinal microbiota modulation at the strain level by the olive oil polyphenols in the diet

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionPreviously we have reported a r16S gene next generation sequencing study on the effect of high fat diets in the intestinal microbiota using a murine model. However, many important microbial traits occur at strain level and, in order to detect
Natalia Andújar-Tenorio, Antonio Cobo, Ana Mª Martínez-Rodríguez, Marina Hidalgo, Isabel Prieto, Antonio Gálvez, Magdalena Martínez-Cañamero   +6 more
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Genomic Characterization of Enterococcus hirae From Beef Cattle Feedlots and Associated Environmental Continuum

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Enterococci are commensal bacteria of the gastrointestinal tract of humans, animals, and insects. They are also found in soil, water, and plant ecosystems.
Sani-e-Zehra Zaidi, Sani-e-Zehra Zaidi, Rahat Zaheer, Ruth Barbieri, Shaun R. Cook, Sherry J. Hannon, Calvin W. Booker, Deirdre Church, Deirdre Church, Gary Van Domselaar, Athanasios Zovoilis, Tim A. McAllister   +11 more
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Validating a screening agar for linezolid-resistant enterococci

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Linezolid is an alternative treatment option for infections with multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria including vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Some countries report an increasing number of isolates with resistance to linezolid.
Guido Werner, Carola Fleige, Ingo Klare, Robert E. Weber, Jennifer K. Bender   +4 more
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Risk of vancomycin-resistant enterococci bloodstream infection among patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Background: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization has been reported to increase the risk of developing infections, including bloodstream infections.
Ahu Kara, İlker Devrim, Nuri Bayram, Nagehan Katipoğlu, Ezgi Kıran, Yeliz Oruç, Nevbahar Demiray, Hurşit Apa, Gamze Gülfidan   +8 more
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Environmental contamination by vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in Swedish broiler production

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2009
Background Vancomycin resistant enterococci are a frequent cause of nosocomial infections and their presence among farm animals is unwanted. Using media supplemented with vancomycin an increase in the proportion of samples from Swedish broilers positive ...
Nilsson Oskar, Greko Christina, Bengtsson Björn   +2 more
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Characterization of antibiotic resistance phenotypes and resistance genes in Enterococcus spp. isolated from cheeses [PDF]

Archives of Biological Sciences, 2015
Strains of Enterococcus spp. isolated from a collection of 123 artisanal and industrial cheese samples were studied for the phenotypic and genotypic assessment of antibiotic resistance. A total of 226 isolates included 119 E.
Bulajić Snežana, Tambur Zoran, Opačić Dolores, Miljković-Selimović Biljana, Doder Radoje, Cenić-Milošević Desanka   +5 more
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