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Host specificity of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2000
Willems R J, Top J, van Den Braak N, van Belkum A, Endtz H, Mevius D, Stobberingh E, van Den Bogaard A, van Embden J D
Abstract excerpt
Amplified-fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis was used to investigate the genetic relationships among 255 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) strains isolated from hospitalized patients, nonhospitalized persons, and various animal sources. Four major AFLP genogroups (A-D) were discriminated. The strains of each taxon shared >/=65% of the restriction fragments. Most isolates recovered from...
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