ŠVEC, Pavel and Charles M. A. P. FRANZ. The genus Enterococcus. In W. H. Holzapfel, B. J. B. Wood. Lactic Acid Bacteria: Biodiversity and Taxonomy. Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons, 2014, p. 175-211. ISBN 978-1-4443-3383-1.
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Original name The genus Enterococcus
Authors ŠVEC, Pavel (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Charles M. A. P. FRANZ (276 Germany).
Edition Chichester (UK), Lactic Acid Bacteria: Biodiversity and Taxonomy, p. 175-211, 37 pp. 2014.
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
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Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
WWW URL
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/14:00075966
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-1-4443-3383-1
UT WoS 000351230400018
Keywords in English Enterococcus; taxonomy; phylogeny; ecology
Tags AKR, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
The genus Enterococcus presently contains 43 recognised species occurring in a wide variety of environments. Enterococci are naturally associated with the gastrointestinal tract of humans and animals, however they may be isolated from food, especially from meat, dairy and plant food fermentations, as well as from the environment. They are frequent causes of hospital-acquired infections in immunocompromised patients, in patients receiving surgery or in patients with severe underlying diseases. Production of a variety of virulence factors and high intrinsic and acquired resistances to multiple antibiotics among some enterococcal strains often complicates proper treatment. On the other hand, some enterococcal strains have beneficial properties which are utilized in the development of starter cultures for food fermentations or as probiotics. Due to this dual significance of the enterococci for humans, a reliable taxonomic characterization and investigation of individual enterococcal strains is crucial for assessing the detrimental or beneficial characteristics of the Enterococcus spp. strains. The present chapter provides a basic overview of the current taxonomy, ecology and medical and industrial importance of the genus and individual Enterococcus species.
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