Virulence Genes among Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Coastal Beaches and Human and Nonhuman Sources in Southern California and Puerto Rico

Most Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium are harmless to humans; however, strains harboring virulence genes, including esp, gelE, cylA, asa1, and hyl, have been associated with human infections. E. faecalis and E. faecium are present in beach waters worldwide, yet little is known about their virule...

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Autores principales: Ferguson, Donna M., Talavera, Ginamary Negrón, Hernández, Luis A. Ríos, Weisberg, Stephen B., Ambrose, Richard F., Jay, Jennifer A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4842068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27144029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3437214

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