Phenotypic and genotypic differences of the vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from humans and poultry in Korea

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 466-472

  Oh, Jae Young ^a   An, Seunghun ^a   Jin, Jong Sook ^a   Lee, Yoo Chul ^a   Cho, Dong Teak ^a   Lee, Je Chul ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clone; Enetococcus; Insertion sequence; Tn1546; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PRIMER DNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KOREA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POULTRY; VANCOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 35648941710     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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