Enterococci and Bacilli from surface water: assessment of their resistance to copper and antibiotics
Acta Scientiarum: Technology, 2020 Heavy metal-resistant bacteria can be efficient bioremediators of metals and might provide an alternative method for metal removal in contaminated environments.
Luciana Furlaneto Maia +4 more
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Controlled functional expression of the bacteriocins pediocin PA-1 and bactofencin A in Escherichia coli [PDF]
, 2017 peer-reviewedThe bacteriocins bactofencin A (class IId) and pediocin PA-1 (class IIa) are encoded by operons with a similarly clustered gene organization including a structural peptide, an immunity protein, an ABC transporter and accessory bacteriocin ...
Cotter, Paul D. +5 more
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Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: How much does it cost? [PDF]
, 2015 This study aimed to assess the economic burden of infection control measures that succeeded in eradicating multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in emerging epidemic contexts in hospital settings.
Birgand, GJC +6 more
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Enterococcus burkinafasonensis sp. nov. isolated from human gut microbiota
New Microbes and New Infections, 2020 Strain Marseille-Q0835T is an aerobic, non-motile and non-spore-forming Gram-positive coccus isolated from the stools of a Burkinabe woman. In this report, we present its phenotypic description including MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry analysis and genome sequencing.
Gouba, N. +5 more
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Erratum to: Two novel species Enterococcus lemanii sp. nov. and Enterococcus eurekensis sp. nov., isolated from a swine-manure storage pit [PDF]
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2012 A polyphasic taxonomic study using morphological, biochemical, chemotaxonomic and molecular genetic methods was performed on six strains of an unknown Gram-positive, nonspore-forming, facultative anaerobic coccus-shaped bacterium isolated from a swine-manure storage pit.
Michael A, Cotta +4 more
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Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 The aim of the present study was a rapid detection and identification of Enterococcus sp. in various segments of chicken gastrointestinal tract by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. As a biological material were used broiler chickens Hybro.
Ivana Nováková, Miroslava Kačániová
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Hanks-Type Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases and Phosphatases in Bacteria: Roles in Signaling and Adaptation to Various Environments [PDF]
, 2018 Reversible phosphorylation is a key mechanism that regulates many cellular processes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In prokaryotes, signal transduction includes two-component signaling systems, which involve a membrane sensor histidine kinase and a ...
Janczarek, Monika +3 more
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Isolation of lactic acid bacteria for its possible use in the fermentation of green algerian olives
Grasas y Aceites, 2004 This study was undertaken with the aim of obtaining lactic acid bacteria with the ability to ferment olives for possible use as starter cultures. For this reason, 32 isolates of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the spontaneous fermentation of green ...
Kacem Mourad +2 more
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Vancomycin resistant enterococci in urine cultures: Antibiotic susceptibility trends over a decade at a tertiary hospital in the United Kingdom [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2016 Purpose: Enterococci are a common cause of urinary tract infection and vancomycin-resistant strains are more difficult to treat. The purpose of this surveillance program was to assess the prevalence of and determine the risk factors for vancomycin ...
Liam Toner +5 more
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Inhibitory Activity of Three Lactic Acid Bacteria Strains: Bacteriocin Production
Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 2021 Background: The bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are candidates for applications such as biopreservation of food. Due to their potential as alternatives to antibiotics, their antimicrobial activities against pathogenic and spoilage bacteria ...
Zahia Benmouna Benamar +3 more
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