VanG-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated in Canada

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作者
Boyd, David A.
Du, Tim
Hizon, Romeo
Kaplen, Brynn
Murphy, Travis
Tyler, Shaun
Brown, Shirley
Jamieson, Frances
Weiss, Karl
Mulvey, Michael R.
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[1] Publ Hlth Agcy Canada, Natl Microbiol Lab, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3R2, Canada
[2] Ontario Minist Hlth, Cent Publ Hlth Lab, Toronto, ON M5W 1R5, Canada
[3] Hop Maison Neuve Rosemont, Montreal, PQ H1T 2M4, Canada
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10.1128/AAC.01541-05
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Enterococcusfaecalis G1-0247 (vancomycin MIC, 16 mu g/ml) was found to harbor a vanG operon 99% identical to the vanG operon in E. faecalis BM4518. E. faecalis N03-0233 (vancomycin MIC, 16 mu g/ml) was found to harbor a novel vanG operon, vanG2, on an element in a different chromosomal location than the vanG-harboring elements in G1-0247 and BM4518.
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