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Comparative study of<i>vanA</i>gene transfer from<i>Enterococcus faecium</i>to<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>and to<i>Enterococcus faecium</i>in the intestine of mice
15 Dec 2005
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci represent a large reservoir in animals because of the use of avoparcin as a growth promoter in Europe. These strains of animal origin enter the food chain and can either colonize the human gut or transfer their resistance genes to the human microbiota. In this study, we compared the transfer of vancomycin resistance from resistant animal Enterococcus faecium to sensitive human...
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