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Variation within the vat(E) allele of Enterococcus faecium isolates from retail poultry samples.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2001
Simjee S, McDermott P F, Wagner D D, White D G
Abstract excerpt
In a survey of retail meat samples, twelve quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant (MICs, > or =4 mg/liter) Enterococcus faecium isolates that carried a vat(E) gene were recovered. DNA sequence comparison revealed five new variations in the vat(E) allele among 12 isolates, which were designated vat(E-4) through vat(E-8); two isolates had vat(E-1). There was no correlation between the number of base changes and the...
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