Wide Distribution of Virulence Genes among Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Clinical Isolates
Joint Authors
Ghafourian, Sobhan
Soheili, Sara
Sekawi, Zamberi
Neela, Vasanthakumari
Ramli, Ramliza
Hamat, Rukman Awang
Sadeghifard, Nourkhoda
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
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°C.
Despite being the third most common nosocomial pathogen, our understanding on its virulence factors is still poorly understood.
The current study was aimed to determine the prevalence of different virulence genes in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.
For this purpose, 79 clinical isolates of Malaysian enterococci were evaluated for the presence of virulence genes.
pilB, fms8, efaAfm, and sgrA genes are prevalent in all clinical isolates.
In conclusion, the pathogenicity of E.
faecalis and E.
faecium could be associated with different virulence factors and these genes are widely distributed among the enterococcal species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Soheili, Sara& Ghafourian, Sobhan& Sekawi, Zamberi& Neela, Vasanthakumari& Sadeghifard, Nourkhoda& Ramli, Ramliza…[et al.]. 2014. Wide Distribution of Virulence Genes among Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Clinical Isolates. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050384
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Soheili, Sara…[et al.]. Wide Distribution of Virulence Genes among Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Clinical Isolates. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Soheili, Sara& Ghafourian, Sobhan& Sekawi, Zamberi& Neela, Vasanthakumari& Sadeghifard, Nourkhoda& Ramli, Ramliza…[et al.]. Wide Distribution of Virulence Genes among Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis Clinical Isolates. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050384
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050384