Comparative study among clinical and commensal isolates of Enterococcus faecalis for presence of esp gene and biofilm production | Zendy

Giridhara PM Upadhyaya | Zendy; Umapathy B Lingadevaru | Zendy; Ravikumar K Lingegowda | Zendy

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Comparative study among clinical and commensal isolates of Enterococcus faecalis for presence of esp gene and biofilm production

Author(s) -

Giridhara PM Upadhyaya,

Umapathy B Lingadevaru,

Ravikumar K Lingegowda

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1385

Subject(s) - biofilm , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , commensalism , enterococcus faecalis , gene , enterococcus , bacteria , antibiotics , escherichia coli , genetics

Because of increasing difficulty in treating enterococcal infections, effort is being devoted to understanding factors that are responsible for causing nosocomial infection, with a focus toward targeting these factors with new therapeutics. Evidence has emerged that the esp gene mediates biofilm formation in vitro, which helps the organism colonize and cause infection.

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