Characterization of Tn1547, a composite transposon flanked by the IS16 and IS256-like elements, that confers vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecalis BM4281

Gene

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Quintiliani Jr , Richard ^a   Courvalin, Patrice ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Glycopeptide; Inverted repeat; Tn10; Tn4001; Transposase; vanB

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; REPETITIVE DNA; TRANSPOSASE; VANCOMYCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029889580     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00110-2     Document Type: Article

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