Transferable, plasmid-mediated vanB-type glycopeptide resistance in Enterococcus faecium.
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چکیده
An approximately 60-kb transferable, vanB-carrying plasmid has been identified in a clinical Enterococcus faecium strain. A similar plasmid has been observed in an unrelated E. faecium strain, suggesting that plasmid transfer of vanB operons occurs in nature and plays a role in the dissemination of VanB-type resistance among strains of E. faecium.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 42 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998