The genus Enterococcus comprises a ubiquitous group of Gram-positive bacteria that are of
great relevance to human health for their role as major causative agents of health care …

Enterococci form part of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) of importance in foods. They can spoil
processed meats but they are on the other hand important for ripening and aroma …

Little is known about bacteria associated with Lepidoptera, the large group of mostly
phytophagous insects comprising the moths and butterflies. We inventoried the larval midgut …

Insects develop efficient antimicrobial strategies to flourish in a bacterial world. It has long
been proposed that native gut microbiota is an important component of host defense; …

Apart from genotypic identification methods, there is a need for reliable conventional
phenotypic identification schemes for simple and rapid determination of enterococcal …

Integrated fish farming combines livestock production with fish farming. Animal manure is
shed directly into a fish pond as fertilizer and supports the growth of photosynthetic …

To address concern regarding water sustainability, the Australian Federal Government and
many state governments have implemented regulatory mechanisms and incentives to …

Enterococci are troublesome nosocomial, opportunistic Gram-positive cocci bacteria
showing enhanced resistance to many commonly used antibiotics. This study aims to …

Aims: The viable but non‐culturable (VBNC) state is a survival strategy adopted by bacteria
when exposed to environmental stress. When in this state bacteria are no longer culturable …

In Europe the use of the growth promoter avoparcin is considered to have selected for
vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Sweden ceased using avoparcin in 1986, and only …