Occurrence of the vancomycin-resistant genes vanA, vanB, vanC1, vanC2 and vanC3 in Enterococcus strains isolated from poultry and pork

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 185-194

  Lemcke, R ^a   Bulte M ^b  

^a Landesunters amt Rheinland Pfalz   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avoparcin; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Pork; Poultry; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE); van(R) genes; Vancomycin teicoplanin resistant Enterococcus

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AVOPARCIN; CARBONIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; COLISTIN; DNA; NALIDIXIC ACID; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLYCOPEPTIDES; HUMANS; MEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 0342906632     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00310-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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