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Characterization of Clinical Enterococcus faecalis Small-Colony Variants
15 Jul 2009
Abstract excerpt
In this report, we present a clinical case of chronic aortic valve endocarditis caused by Enterococcus faecalis small-colony variants (SCVs), with ensuing characterization of the SCV phenotype in comparison to the clonally related normal phenotype with respect to alterations in microscopic and ultrastructural morphology, growth behavior, and metabolic pathways. In contrast to the normal phenotype, light and...
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