Prevalence of the vanB2 gene cluster in vanB glycopeptide-resistant enterococci in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and its association with a Tn5382-like element [1]

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 367-368

  McGregor, K F ^a   Nolan, C ^a   Young, H K ^a   Palepou, M F I ^a   Tysall, L ^a   Woodford, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; IRELAND; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPOSON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENES, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; IRELAND; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0035165239     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.1.367-368.2001     Document Type: Letter

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