Molecular analysis of Tn1546-like elements in vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from patients in Europe shows geographic transposon type clustering

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 986-989

  Schouten, M A ^a   Willems, R J L ^a   Kraak, W A G ^a   Top, J ^a   Hoogkamp Korstanje, J A A ^a   Voss, A ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL LINEAGE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-OXYGEN LIGASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ENGLAND; ENTEROCOCCUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0035118298     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.3.986-989.2001     Document Type: Article

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