Genetic characterization of high-level gentamicin-resistant strains of Enterococcus faecalis in Iran

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 869-872

  Feizabadi, Mohammad Mehdi ^a   Asadi, Sorour ^b   Zohari, Maryam ^a   Gharavi, Sara ^a   Etemadi, Gelavizh ^c  

^a ALZAHRA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Department of Infectious Diseases   (Iran)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; HLGR; Plasmid fingerprinting; Plasmid profiling

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYMES; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION; GENETIC VARIATIONS; PLASMIDS;

MICROORGANISMS;

GENTAMICIN;

BACTERIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IRAN; MULTILOCUS ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE ECORI; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PLASMIDS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 14344254536     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w04-069     Document Type: Article

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