Species identification and detection of vancomycin resistance genes in enterococci of animal origin by multiplex PCR

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 305-309

  Mac, Kiem ^a   Wichmann Schauer, Heidi ^a   Peters, Jan ^a   Ellerbroek, Lüppo ^a  

^a Fed Inst Hlth Protect C   (Germany)

Author keywords

Multiplex PCR assay; PCR parameter; Vancomycin resistant enterococci

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOASSAY; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE A GENE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE B GENE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE C1 GENE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE C2 GENE;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM;

EID: 0142227675     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00192-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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