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Table 4 Detection of gene determinants for the biosynthesis of biogenic amines and production among the enterococcal isolates

From: Antibiotic resistance, virulence determinants and production of biogenic amines among enterococci from ovine, feline, canine, porcine and human milk

     

Putrescine

Origin

Species

Strain

Tyraminea

Histamineb

Gene cluster

Production

Porcine

E. faecalis

ECA3

+

-

+

+

  

ECB1

+

-

+

+

  

ECC5

+

-

+

+

  

ECD2

+

-

+

+

  

ECE1

+

-

+

+

  

ECH6

+

-

+

+

  

ECI1

+

-

+

+

  

ECI3

+

-

+

+

Canine

 

PKG12

+

-

+

+

  

PRA5

+

-

+

+

Ovine

 

EOA1

+

-

+

+

  

EOB6A

+

-

+

+

Feline

 

G8-1 K

+

-

+

+

Human

 

C1252

+

-

+

+

  

C901

+

-

+

+

Porcine

E. faecium

ECA2B

+

-

+

+

  

ECB4

+

-

+

+

  

ECC2A

+

-

-

-

  

ECD3

+

-

-

-

  

ECF2

+

-

-

-

  

ECF5

+

-

-

-

Canine

 

PGAH11

+

-

-

-

  

PKB4

+

-

-

-

Human

 

C656

+

-

-

-

Human

E. durans

C2341

+

-

+

+

  

C1943

+

-

+

+

  

C654

+

-

-

-

  

C502

+

-

-

-

Porcine

E. hirae

ECC1

+

-

-

-

  

ECG1

+

-

+

-

Ovine

 

EOA2

+

-

+

+

Feline

 

EH11

+

-

+

-

Ovine

E. casseliflavus

EOB3

+

-

-

-

  

EOB5

+

-

-

-

  1. aDetection of the tdcA gene and production of tyramine in broth cultures; bdetection of the hdcA gene and production of histamine in broth cultures.