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Incidence of the enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene in human and animal fecal sources.
Environmental science & technology - 1 Sept 2007
Whitman Richard L, Przybyla-Kelly Katarzyna, Shively Dawn A, Byappanahalli Muruleedhara N
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The occurrence of the enterococcal surface protein (esp) gene in the opportunistic pathogens Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium is well-documented in clinical research. Recently, the esp gene has been proposed as a marker of human pollution in environmental waters; however, information on its relative incidence in various human and animal fecal sources is limited. We have determined the occurrence of the esp...
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