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Comparative study using type strains and clinical and food isolates to examine hemolytic activity and occurrence of the cyl operon in enterococci.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2003
Semedo Teresa, Almeida Santos Margarida, Martins Paula, Silva Lopes Maria Fátima, Figueiredo Marques José J, Tenreiro Rogério, Barreto Crespo Maria Teresa
Abstract excerpt
The hemolytic ability, the presence of cyl genes, and the diagnostic accuracy of cytolysin molecular detection were investigated in the genus Enterococcus by using 164 strains from 20 different species (26 reference strains, 42 clinical isolates from human and veterinary origin, and 96 isolates from ewe cheese and milk). Hemolysis was assayed with sheep and horse erythrocytes and under aerobic or anaerobic...
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