Transport of daptomycin resistance genes between animals and humans as a possible mechanism for development of de novo daptomycin resistance in enterococci

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2185-2186

  Kelesidis, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; DAPTOMYCIN RESISTANCE GENE; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; GROWTH; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; TRANSPOSON; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; DAPTOMYCIN; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MEAT; MUTATION; VETERINARY DRUGS;

EID: 84883454454     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812002865     Document Type: Letter

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