A variant enterococcal surface protein EspfminEnterococcus faecium; distribution among food, commensal, medical, and environmental isolates
Open Access
- 1 November 2002
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 216 (2) , 269-275
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2002.tb11446.x
Abstract
Enterococci are increasingly important causes of nosocomial disease. Also, they are associated with food and have a history of use as dairy starter anKeywords
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