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Occurrence of siderophores in enterococci
P Lisiecki1, P Wysocki, J Mikucki
1Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Lódź, Poland.
Zentralblatt Fur Bakteriologie : International Journal of Medical Microbiology
|March 8, 2000
Abstract:
In 70 strains of the genus Enterococcus belonging to 16 species and isolated from clinical material, animals and the environment, a hydroxamic class of siderophores was detected with the aid of chemical and biological tests. A correlation between siderophore activity and species affiliation was found: E. faecalis strains showed the highest siderophore activity. A correlation between siderophore activity and pathogenicity could not be confirmed.