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Virulence Factor Genes Incidence among Enterococci from Sewage Sludge in Eastern Slovakia following Safety Aspect
Joint Authors
Strompfová, Viola
Ščerbová, Jana
Pogány Simonová, Monika
Laukova, A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-10-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The sewage sludges represent a potential health hazard because of the quantity of different microbiota detected in sewages.
Among microbiota detected in sewages, also belong representatives of the phylum Firmicutes.
In the past, environmental enterococci in addition to coliforms were widely used as indicators of faecal contamination.
Regarding the enterococcal strains as potential pathogenic bacteria, their pathogenicity is mainly caused by production of virulence factors.
Therefore, the aim of the study was to analyse incidence of virulence factors in enterococci from cows' dung water.
Species identification of 24 enterococci using MALDI-TOF MS system allotted 23 strains to the species Enterococcus faecium with highly probable species identification and E.
faecalis EEV20 with a score value meaning secure genus identification/probable species identification.
Enterococci were absent of cytolysin A gene, hyaluronidase gene, and element IS gene.
It can be concluded that they are not invasive which is very important from safety aspect.
The most frequently detected gene was adhesin E.
faecium (efaAfm, in 22 E.
faecium strains and in one E.
faecalis).
Adhesin efaAfs gene was detected in E.
faecalis EEV20 and in two E.
faecium.
GelE gene was present in three strains.
E.
faecium EF/EC31 was absent of virulence factor genes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Laukova, A.& Strompfová, Viola& Ščerbová, Jana& Pogány Simonová, Monika. 2019. Virulence Factor Genes Incidence among Enterococci from Sewage Sludge in Eastern Slovakia following Safety Aspect. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124053
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Laukova, A.…[et al.]. Virulence Factor Genes Incidence among Enterococci from Sewage Sludge in Eastern Slovakia following Safety Aspect. BioMed Research International No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124053
American Medical Association (AMA)
Laukova, A.& Strompfová, Viola& Ščerbová, Jana& Pogány Simonová, Monika. Virulence Factor Genes Incidence among Enterococci from Sewage Sludge in Eastern Slovakia following Safety Aspect. BioMed Research International. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1124053
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1124053