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Sep 2026
Pathogenic potential of MDR Enterococcus faecalis in tilapia and mullet with insight into virulence traits, antibiotic resistance genes, and multidrug resistance patterns
The study highlights the emergence of MDR E. faecalis strains in fish increasingly possess the resistance genes ermB, tetM, vanA, blaZ, and aac(6′)-Ie-aph(2″)-Ie-aph(2″)-Ia, as well as the virulence genes gelE, esp, hyl, and cylA.
M. Mabrok, A. Algammal, Yehia S. Mohamed et al.
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