Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of Enterococcus spp. isolated from food in Brazil

Revista de microbiologia

Camargo, Carlos Henrique¹  Bruder-Nascimento, Ariane² 

[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu, Brazil;Universidade de São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil

关键词: Enterococcus spp.;    food;    antimicrobial resistance.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822014000100016

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia / Brazilian Society for Microbiology

【 摘 要 】

We evaluated the frequency of enterococci from food and found 95.2% of positivity, being E. faecium and E. faecalis the most frequent species. High-level streptomycin resistance was observed, as well as gelatinase and hemolysis activity, showing the potential role of environmental strains as reservoir of virulence and resistance traits.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC