Occurrence of insertion sequences within the genomes and Tn1546-like elements of glycopeptide-resistant enterococci isolated in Brazil, and identification of a novel element, ISEfa5

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 294, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 513-519

  Camargo, Ilana L B C ^a   Zanella, Rosemeire C ^b   Brandileone, Maria C C ^b   Pignatari, Antonio C C ^c   Goldman, Gustavo H ^a   Woodford, Neil ^d   Darini, Ana Lúcia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Glycopeptide resistance; IS elements; ISEfa5; VRE

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; GLYCOPEPTIDE; MOLECULAR MARKER; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENOME; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; UNITED STATES; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 13844255185     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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