Science and Technology Production
Congress
Authorship
Guillermo Repizo
;
ESPARIZ, MARTIN
;
Víctor S. Blancato
;
Cristian A. Suárez
;
Luis Esteban
;
Christian Magni
Date
2013
Publishing House and Editing Place
4CAB2C -SolBio
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The genus Enterococcus is a diverse group of low GC% gram-positive bacteria that contains over 33 species. The genera include commensal, environmental but also opportunistic human pathogens such E. faecalis and E. faecium. Enterococcus mundtii is a yellow-pigmented microorganism rarely found in human infections. Specifically, E. mundtii CRL1656 strain has been proposed as a probiotic microorganism to prevent mastitis in cows [1]. This strain was isolated from stripping milk of an Argentinean co...
The genus Enterococcus is a diverse group of low GC% gram-positive bacteria that contains over 33 species. The genera include commensal, environmental but also opportunistic human pathogens such E. faecalis and E. faecium. Enterococcus mundtii is a yellow-pigmented microorganism rarely found in human infections. Specifically, E. mundtii CRL1656 strain has been proposed as a probiotic microorganism to prevent mastitis in cows [1]. This strain was isolated from stripping milk of an Argentinean cow and its genome was recently sequenced [2]. The aim of this study was to gain insights into the similarities in the genetic content of E. mundtii with respect to other enterococcal species and, more specifically, to investigate on the genes coding for virulence factors shared with enterococcal opportunistic pathogens. [1] Espeche MC, Otero MC, Sesma F, Nader-Macias ME: Screening of surface properties and antagonistic substances production by lactic acid bacteria isolated from the mammary gland of healthy and mastitic cows. Vet Microbiol 2009,135:346-357 [2] Magni, C. et al: Draft genome sequence of Enterococcus mundtii CRL1656. J Bacteriol 2012, 194:550.
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Key Words
Enterococcus mundtiicomparative genomics