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Distribution of aminoglycoside resistance genes in recent clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecalis , Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus avium
1 Apr 2001
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Aminoglycoside modifying enzymes (AMEs) are major factors which confer aminoglycoside resistance on bacteria. Distribution of genes encoding seven AMEs was investigated by multiplex PCR for 279 recent clinical isolates of enterococci derived from a university hospital in Japan. The aac(6')-aph(2"), which is related to high level gentamicin resistance, was detected at higher frequency in Enterococcus faecalis...
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