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Antimicrobial resistance and virulence traits of Enterococcus faecalis from primary endodontic infections.
Journal of dentistry - 1 Sept 2013
Lins Renata Ximenes, de Oliveira Andrade Aurimar, Hirata Junior Raphael, Wilson Melanie J, Lewis Michael A O, Williams David W, Fidel Rivail Antonio Sergio
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the phenotypic and molecular characteristics of Enterococcus faecalis recovered from primary endodontic infections in Brazilian patients. METHODS: Twenty isolates of E. faecalis recovered from 43 Brazilian patients with primary endodontic infections were identified by biochemical profiling (API20Strep) and 16S rDNA sequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was ascertained by agar dilution,...
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