Disruption of vanS by IS1216V in a clinical isolate of Enterococcus faecium with VanA glycopeptide resistance [1]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 995-996

  Da Costa Darini, Ana Lucia ^a   Palepou, Marie France I ^a   James, Dorothy ^a   Woodford, Neil ^a  

^a Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0032893581     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.4.995     Document Type: Letter

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