Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from food in Brazil

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 reservo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brazilian journal of microbiology 2014-01, Vol.45 (1), p.111-115
Hauptverfasser:	Camargo, Carlos Henrique, Bruder-Nascimento, Ariane, Lee, Sarah Hwa In, Júnior, Ary Fernandes, Kaneno, Ramon, Rall, Vera Lúcia Mores
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria Brazil Drug resistance Drug Resistance, Bacterial Enterococcus - classification Enterococcus - isolation & purification Enterococcus - physiology Food Contamination Food Microbiology Food products Gelatinases - analysis Genotype & phenotype Hemolysis MICROBIOLOGY Prevalence Short Communication Virulence Factors - analysis
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1517-8382 1678-4405 1678-4405
DOI:	10.1590/S1517-83822014000100016