Article
Characterization of monolaurin resistance in Enterococcus faecalis.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 2007
Dufour Muriel, Manson Janet M, Bremer Philip J, Dufour Jean-Pierre, Cook Gregory M, Simmonds Robin S
Abstract excerpt
There is increasing concern regarding the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in domestically farmed animals, which may act as reservoirs and vehicles of transmission for drug-resistant enterococci to humans, resulting in serious infections. In order to assess the potential for the use of monolaurin as a food preservative, it is important to understand both its target and potential mechanisms of...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Cell Membrane
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Dogs
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Fatty Acids
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
- Laurates
- Mastitis
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Molecular Sequence Data