Detailed Information on Publication Record
2002
Characterization of yellow-pigmented and motile enterococci isolated from intestines of the garden snail Helix aspersa
ŠVEC, Pavel, Luc DEVRIESE, Ivo SEDLÁČEK, Margo BAELE, Marc VANCANNEYT et. al.Basic information
Original name
Characterization of yellow-pigmented and motile enterococci isolated from intestines of the garden snail Helix aspersa
Authors
ŠVEC, Pavel (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Luc DEVRIESE (56 Belgium), Ivo SEDLÁČEK (203 Czech Republic), Margo BAELE (56 Belgium), Marc VANCANNEYT (56 Belgium), Freddy HAESEBROUCK (56 Belgium), Jean SWINGS (56 Belgium) and Jiří DOŠKAŘ (203 Czech Republic)
Edition
Journal of Applied Microbiology, Oxford, UK, Blackwell Science Ltd, 2002, 1365-2672
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.819
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/02:00006086
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000175184500020
Keywords in English
Bacterial Typing Techniques; DNA; Enterococcus; classification;Helix (Snails); Nucleic Acid Hybridization; Pigments/metabolism;16S Ribosomal RNA
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International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 18/6/2009 12:16, doc. RNDr. Pavel Švec, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
AIMS: Enterococci associated with garden snails (Helix aspersa) were studied in order to obtain reliable species identification and characterization. METHODS AND RESULTS: Twelve yellow-pigmented and motile enterococci, isolated from the intestines of garden snails, were phenotypically close to Enterococcus casseliflavus, but they showed certain unusual biochemical characteristics. tRNA intergenic length polymorphism analysis (tDNA-PCR) divided all strains studied into two groups, in full agreement with biochemical test results. 16S rDNA sequencing, DNA base composition analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization results showed unambiguously that the enterococci studied belonged to the species Ent. casseliflavus. The representative strains of described ecovars were deposited in the Czech Collection of Microorganisms (CCM) as Ent. casseliflavus CCM 4868, 4869, 4870 and 4871. CONCLUSIONS: Enterococcus casseliflavus associated with garden snails can be subdivided into groups. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Enterococcus casseliflavus differs from other enterococcal species in that it is typically associated with plants, soil, water and invertebrate animals. The different groups that can be found in these widely occurring bacteria are possibly source-specific ecovars, as exemplified by the Ent. casseliflavus inhabiting the intestines of snails.
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