Characterization of transposon Tn1549, conferring VanB-type resistance in Enterococcus spp.

Microbiology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1481-1489

  Garnier, Fabien ^a   Taourit, Sead ^a   Glaser, Philippe ^a   Courvalin, Patrice ^a   Galimand, Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Glycopeptide resistance; Tn1549; VanB phenotype

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034045195     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-146-6-1481     Document Type: Article

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