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Genetic linkage between erm(B) and vanA in Enterococcus hirae of poultry origin.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2002
Borgen Katrine, Sørum Marit, Wasteson Yngvild, Kruse Hilde, Oppegaard Hanne
Abstract excerpt
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have frequently been isolated from Norwegian poultry production following the prohibition of the glycopeptide growth promoter avoparcin since 1995. In the present study, a close genetic linkage between the vanA and erm(B) determinants in an Enterococcus hirae isolate of poultry origin is demonstrated, a result that indicates a mechanism for co-selection and maintenance of...
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