Genetic characterization of a VanG-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolate
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx510
Abstract: Objectives To characterize, phenotypically and genotypically, the first Enterococcus faecium clinical isolate harbouring a vanG operon. Methods The antibiotic resistance profile of E. faecium 16-346 was determined and its whole genome sequenced using PacBio technology.… read more here.
Keywords: vancomycin; enterococcus faecium; vang; faecium ... See more keywords
Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Factors, and Genotypes of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Clinical Isolates in Northern Japan: Identification of optrA in ST480 E. faecalis
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12010108
Abstract: Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium are the major pathogens causing community- and healthcare-associated infections, with an ability to acquire resistance to multiple antimicrobials. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of virulence factors,… read more here.
Keywords: clinical isolates; faecalis faecium; resistance; virulence factors ... See more keywords