TY  - JOUR
AU  - Verónica D Hurtado-Narváez
AU  - Nidia E de León-Frías
AU  - Catalina Méndez-De la Espriella
AU  - Adriana Rodríguez-Ciodaro
AU  - Oscar E Gomez-Cárdenas
AU  - Hugo Díez-Ortega
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/04
TI  - Exploring Genetic Diversity in Enterococcus Faecalis Strains of Endodontic Origin: Pilot Study
JO  - Japan Journal of Research
VL  - 6
IS  - 7
AB  - Objective: The variability in reports associating Enterococcus faecalis with endodontic treatment
failure is due to its remarkable genetic plasticity and clonal diversity facilitating the adaptation to
adverse microenvironments.
Materials and Methods: Present study approximated the genetic diversity of Enterococcus faecalis
isolates from oral cavity samples of endodontic origin; the detection involves genes Asa, Esp, EfaA, Ace,
Asa373, GelE, and CylA, and mature biofilm formation.
Results: On the other side, the genetic clusters were analysed based on the sequence alignment of the
amplified product of a 16S rDNA PCR. Results showed that the genetic clustering of Enterococcus
faecalis isolates was distinct between patients but with a high degree of similarity between samples from
the same individual.
Conclusion: The virulence genes presence and biofilm formation resulted independent of genetic
clustering but related to sample origin.
SN  - 2690-8077
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2690-8077.1193
DO  - 10.33425/2690-8077.1193