Occurrence of putative pathogenicity islands in enterococci from distinct species and of differing origins.
Enterococci isolated from ewe's milk and cheese, clinical isolates of human and veterinary origins, and reference strains obtained from culture collections were screened for the occurrence of putative pathogenicity island (PAIs). Results obtained after PCR amplification and hybridization point toward PAI dissemination among enterococci of diverse origins (food/clinical) and species (Enterococcus faecalis/non-E. faecalis).
Universidade de Lisboa, Genómica Integrativa e Funcional, Edifício ICAT, Campus da FCUL, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal. tmsemedo@fc.ul.pt
Teresa
T
Semedo-Lemsaddek
Maria Teresa
MT
Barreto-Crespo
Rogério
R
Tenreiro
D000818:Animals; D002611:Cheese / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D044404:Genomic Islands / Q000235:genetics*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012756:Sheep
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S