First report of vatB and vgaB from Enterococcus gallinarum in the USA

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-176

  Jackson, Charlene R ^a   Fedorka Cray, Paula J ^a   Barrett, John B ^a   Hiott, Lari M ^a   Woodley, Tiffanie A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; STREPTOGRAMIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GENE; CHICKEN; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC RESISTANCE; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VATB GENE; VGAB GENE;

ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENES, BACTERIAL; PLASMIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 37549061785     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.08.020     Document Type: Letter

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