Distribution of streptogramin resistance genes and genetic relatedness among quinupristin/dalfopristin-resistant Enterococcus faecium recovered from pigs and chickens in Korea

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Hwang, I Y ^a   Ku, H O ^a   Lim, S K ^a   Lee, K J ^a   Park, C K ^a   Jung, G S ^a   Jung, S C ^a   Park, Y H ^b   Nam, H M ^a  

^a Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chicken; Enterococcus faecium; Korea; Pig; Quinupristin dalfopristin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DALFOPRISTIN; PROTEIN ERMB; PROTEIN VATD; PROTEIN VATE; PROTEIN VGBA; QUINUPRISTIN; STREPTOGRAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; KOREA; POULTRY DISEASES; STREPTOGRAMINS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANIMALIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GALLUS GALLUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 77952885391     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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