Wide distribution of virulence genes among Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis clinical isolates

• Main Authors: Soheili, Sara, Ghafourian, Sobhan, Sekawi, Zamberi, Neela, Vasantha Kumari, Sadeghifard, Nourkhoda, Ramli, Ramliza, Hamat, Rukman Awang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36019/1/Wide%20Distribution%20of%20Virulence%20Genes%20among.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36019/; http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/623174/abs/

Enterococcus, a Gram-positive facultative anaerobic cocci belonging to the lactic acid bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes, is known to be able to resist a wide range of hostile conditions such as different pH levels, high concentration of NaCl (6.5%), and the extended temperatures between 5°C and 65°...