Molecular analysis of Tn1546 in Enterococcus faecium isolated from animals and humans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 437-442

  Jensen, Lars Bogø ^a   Ahrens, Peter ^a   Dons, Lone ^a   Jones, Ronald N ^b   Hammerum, Anette M ^a   Aarestrup, Frank Møller ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHICKEN; DUCK; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE TRANSFER; HORSE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANAS SP.; ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; EQUUS CABALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031984897     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.437-442.1998     Document Type: Article

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