Large conjugative vanA plasmids in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium [1]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2383-2384

  Werner, Guido ^a   Klare, Ingo ^a   Witte, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GLYCOPEPTIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHROMOSOME; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE LOCATION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 0033067766     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2383-2384.1999     Document Type: Letter

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