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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Autores: Camargo, Carlos Henrique [UNESP], Bruder-nascimento, Ariane [UNESP], Lee, Sarah Hwa In, Fernandes Júnior, Ary [UNESP], Kaneno, Ramon [UNESP], Rall, Vera Lúcia Mores [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/109941
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822014000100016
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/109941
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Enterococcus spp.
food
antimicrobial resistance
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Sumario: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.