Distribution of the vanG-like gene cluster in clostridium difficile clinical isolates

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 547-551

  Ammam, Fariza ^a   Marvaud, Jean Christophe ^a   Lambert, Thierry ^a  

^a University Paris Sud   (France)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Cryptic genes; Vang like

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LOCUS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANG GENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 84859364866     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: 14803275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W2012-002     Document Type: Note

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