Identification of vat(E-3), a novel gene encoding resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin in a strain of Enterococcus faecium from a hospital patient in the United Kingdom

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Soltani, H
Beighton, D
Philpott-Howard, J
Woodford, N [1 ]
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[1] Cent Publ Hlth Lab, Antibiot Resistance Monitoring & Reference Lab, London NW9 5HT, England
[2] Guys Kings & St Thomas Sch Med, Publ Hlth Lab, London SE5 9PJ, England
[3] Guys Kings & St Thomas Dent Inst, Joint Microbiol Res Unit, London SE5 9RW, England
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10.1128/AAC.45.2.645-646.2001
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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