Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Occurrence of virulence determinants in fecal Enterococcus faecalis isolated from pigs and chickens in Korea.
- Journal:
- Journal of microbiology and biotechnology
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Hwang, In Yeong et al.
- Affiliation:
- National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service · South Korea
Abstract
Forty-one Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) isolates from feces of pigs and chickens in Korea were screened for the presence of virulence factors. Gelatinase activity (85.4%, 35/41) was the more commonly observed phenotype of virulence in E. faecalis, compared with hemolytic activity (12.2%, 5/41). Thirty-one of 35 (88.6%) gelatinase-positive E. faecalis isolates harbored the gelE and fsrABC genes. A gene encoding for the enterococcal surface protein (Esp) was detected in 24.4% (10/41) of the isolates. All betahemolysin- producing isolates harbored the esp gene.
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