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Virulence factors in enterococci from partridges (Alectoris rufa) representing a food safety problem.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Jul 2011
Silva Nuno, Igrejas Gilberto, Vaz Joana, Araújo Carlos, Cardoso Luis, Rodrigues Jorge, Torres Carmen, Poeta Patricia
Abstract excerpt
Forty-three Enterococcus isolates recovered from fecal samples of partridges, during the partridge hunting season, were studied for gelatinase and β-hemolysis activities. The presence of fsr-gelE genes and the cyl operon was studied by polymerase chain reaction and correlated with gelatinase and β-hemolysis production, respectively. In addition, genes encoding additional virulence factors (cpd, hyl, agg, esp, and...
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