A Study for the Presence of Enterococcal Virulence Factors Gelatinase, Haemolysin among Clinical Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Enterococcus, considered a normal commensal of intestinal tract, is fast emerging pathogen causing serious infection. Despite the increasing importance of Enterococcus as opportunistic pathogens, their virulence factors are still poorly understood. The potential virulence factors of Enterococci include production of enterococcal surface protein (Esp), gelatinase, and haemolysin. Gelatinase- and haemolysin-producing strains of Enterococcus faecalis have been shown to be virulent in animal models of enterococcal infections. This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of virulence factors (gelatinase and haemolysin), phenotypically and correlation between virulence factors with respect to different clinical specimens.  

Keywords: Enterococcus, gelatinase, haemolysin 

Cite this Article Mishra RK, Saraf G, Patidar V et al. A Study for the Presence of Enterococcal Virulence Factors Gelatinase, Haemolysin among Clinical Isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology. 2017; 7(3): 14–18p.