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Chapter 23 : Enterococcus

Authors: LÚcia Martins Teixeira, Maria da GlÓria Siqueira Carvalho, Richard R. Facklam, Patricia Lynn Shewmaker
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Citation: Teixeira L, Siqueira Carvalho M, Facklam R, Shewmaker P. 2015. Enterococcus, p 403-421. In Jorgensen J, Pfaller M, Carroll K, Funke G, Landry M, Richter S, Warnock D (ed), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817381.ch23
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Citation: Teixeira L, Siqueira Carvalho M, Facklam R, Shewmaker P. 2015. Enterococcus, p 403-421. In Jorgensen J, Pfaller M, Carroll K, Funke G, Landry M, Richter S, Warnock D (ed), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817381.ch23
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Phylogenetic tree based on comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequences showing the relationship among the type strains of the species included in the genus . was used as an outgroup, and bootstrap values at the nodes were displayed as percentages. Black dots indicate the species that have been isolated from human sources. doi:10.1128/9781555817381.ch23.f1

Citation: Teixeira L, Siqueira Carvalho M, Facklam R, Shewmaker P. 2015. Enterococcus, p 403-421. In Jorgensen J, Pfaller M, Carroll K, Funke G, Landry M, Richter S, Warnock D (ed), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817381.ch23
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Citation: Teixeira L, Siqueira Carvalho M, Facklam R, Shewmaker P. 2015. Enterococcus, p 403-421. In Jorgensen J, Pfaller M, Carroll K, Funke G, Landry M, Richter S, Warnock D (ed), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817381.ch23
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List of commercially available agar-based media for isolation of

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List of commercially available agar-based media for isolation of

Citation: Teixeira L, Siqueira Carvalho M, Facklam R, Shewmaker P. 2015. Enterococcus, p 403-421. In Jorgensen J, Pfaller M, Carroll K, Funke G, Landry M, Richter S, Warnock D (ed), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817381.ch23
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Phenotypic characteristics used for the identification of species and some physiologically related species of other Gram-positive cocci

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Phenotypic characteristics used for the identification of species and some physiologically related species of other Gram-positive cocci

Citation: Teixeira L, Siqueira Carvalho M, Facklam R, Shewmaker P. 2015. Enterococcus, p 403-421. In Jorgensen J, Pfaller M, Carroll K, Funke G, Landry M, Richter S, Warnock D (ed), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817381.ch23
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Types of resistance to glycopeptides among members of the genus

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TABLE 3

Types of resistance to glycopeptides among members of the genus

Citation: Teixeira L, Siqueira Carvalho M, Facklam R, Shewmaker P. 2015. Enterococcus, p 403-421. In Jorgensen J, Pfaller M, Carroll K, Funke G, Landry M, Richter S, Warnock D (ed), Manual of Clinical Microbiology, Eleventh Edition. ASM Press, Washington, DC. doi: 10.1128/9781555817381.ch23

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