Increased conjugation frequencies in clinical Enteococcus faecium strains harbouring the enterococcal surface protein gene esp

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 588-591

  Lund, B ^a,b   Billstrom H ^a   Edlund, Charlotta ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Enterococcal surface protein; Enterococcus faecium; esp; vanA; Vancomycin resistance

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 33646702110     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01436.x     Document Type: Article

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