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The Newly Described <b> <i>msrC</i> Gene Is Not Equally Distributed among All Isolates of <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> </b>
1 Dec 2001
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Two recent reports have discussed the role of a newly described enterococcal gene, msrC (3, 5). ThemsrC gene possesses 53 to 62% identity with a staphylococcal gene, msr(A), encoding an ABC porter for macrolide and streptogramin B antibiotics (3-5). Portillo et al. (3) found identical msrC genes distributed among different macrolide resistance phenotypes ofEnterococcus faecium, suggesting a role other than...
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