Heterogeneity in the vanB gene cluster of genomically diverse clinical strains of vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1105-1110

  Dahl, Kristin Hegstad ^a   Simonsen, Gunnar Skov ^a   Olsvik, Ørjan ^a   Sundsfjord, Arnfinn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGASE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

EID: 0032929894     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.43.5.1105     Document Type: Article

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