Investigation by long PCR of the genetic elements mediating VaNa glycopeptide resistance in enterococci from uncooked meat in South Manchester

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 418, Issue , 1997, Pages 409-412

  Woodford, Neil ^a   Watson, Adrian P ^a   Chadwick, Paul R ^b  

^a Laboratory of Hospital Infection   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLYCOPEPTIDE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030851675     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1825-3_98     Document Type: Conference Paper

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