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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Bacteriocinogenic Enterococci Against Clostridium botulinum.
Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins - 1 Jun 2017
Shehata Awad A, Tarabees Reda, Basiouni Shereen, Gamil Mahmoud, Kamal Ahmed S, Krüger Monika
Abstract excerpt
The present study aimed to characterize Enterococcus faecalis (n = -6) and Enterococcus faecium (n = 1) isolated from healthy chickens to find a novel perspective probiotic candidate that antagonize Clostridium botulinum types A, B, D, and E. The isolated enterococci were characterized based on phenotypic properties, PCR, and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF). The virulence...
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