Comparison of vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolates from human, poultry and pigs in Korea

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 225-233

  Seo, Keun Seok ^a   Lim, Ji Youn ^b   Yoo, Han Sang ^b   Bae, Won Ki ^b   Park, Yong Ho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Multiplex PCR; Rep PCR; VRE

Indexed keywords

AVOPARCIN; PALINDROMIC DNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; INFECTION RATE; INTERSPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; SPECIES COMPARISON; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 15044352359     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.11.017     Document Type: Article

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