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Virulence traits and antibiotic resistance among enterococci isolated from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra).
Veterinary microbiology - 3 May 2013
Semedo-Lemsaddek Teresa, Nóbrega Cláudia Silva, Ribeiro Tânia, Pedroso Nuno M, Sales-Luís Teresa, Lemsaddek Abdelhak, Tenreiro Rogério, Tavares Luís, Vilela Cristina Lobo, Oliveira Manuela
Abstract excerpt
Enterococci are ubiquitous microorganisms found as part of the normal intestinal microbiota of many animals such as the free-ranging Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra Linnaeus, 1758). In this work, twenty-nine enterococci isolated from fecal samples of Eurasian otters free-living in reservoirs and associated river stretches in South Portugal were identified and typed by conventional/molecular methods and screened for...
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