Pathogenicity potential of enterococci isolated from a Veterinary Biological Isolation and Containment Unit.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Enterococcus are considered an important genus in terms of Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs), which means that their characterization regarding resistance and virulence profiles in the hospital environment is of extreme importance. This article addresses this issue through the characterization of enterococci collected from a Veterinary Biological Isolation and Containment Unit (BICU).

Methods

A total of 73 isolates, collected from different surfaces of a Veterinary BICU, were identified as Enterococcus through PCR at species level, after which 34 isolates were selected as representatives using (GTG)₅ fingerprinting. These isolates were further characterized phenotypically in terms of antimicrobial resistance through disk diffusion and

SUBMITTER: Geraldes C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11532069 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature