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Antimicrobial resistance and virulence factor gene profiles of Enterococcus spp. isolates from wild Arctocephalus australis (South American fur seal) and Arctocephalus tropicalis (Subantarctic fur seal).
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology - 1 Dec 2015
Santestevan Naiara Aguiar, de Angelis Zvoboda Dejoara, Prichula Janira, Pereira Rebeca Inhoque, Wachholz Guilherme Raffo, Cardoso Leonardo Almansa, de Moura Tiane Martin, Medeiros Aline Weber, de Amorin Derek Blaese, Tavares Maurício, d'Azevedo Pedro Alves, Franco Ana Claudia, Frazzon Jeverson, Frazzon Ana Paula Guedes
Abstract excerpt
Enterococci are natural inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tracts in humans and animals. Epidemiological data suggest that enterococci are important reservoirs of antimicrobial resistant genes that may be transmitted from other bacterial species The aim of this study was to investigate the species composition, antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in enterococci recovered from fecal samples of wild...
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