| incidence of virulence determinants in clinical enterococcus faecium and enterococcus faecalis isolates collected in sardinia (italy). | enterococci are widely distributed in the environment; within the human body, they are normal commensals of the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract and vagina. in recent years, enterococci have become one of the most frequent causes of acquired nosocomial infections worldwide. the molecular mechanism of virulence of these bacteria is still not completely understood. the aims of this work were to characterize phenotypically 47 isolates of enterococcus faecalis and enterococcus faecium collected i ... | 2003 | 12748268 |