Investigation of virulence factors of Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated in secondary/ persistent infections

Objective: More virulent strains may result from  the acquisition of genes by genetic exchange,  pathogenicity islands in several species encoding  toxins, adhesion factors and other factors associated  with virulence. The aim of this study was to investigate  the prevalence of E. faecalis strains...

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Main Authors: Ana Claudia C. Xavier, Frederico Canato Martinho, Izabel C.G. Camões, Lilian F. Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2014-01-01
Series:Brazilian Dental Science
Online Access:https://ojs.ict.unesp.br/index.php/cob/article/view/961
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