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Phenotypic and genetic characterization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from hospitalized humans and from poultry in Korea.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jul 2006
Jung Woo Kyung, Hong Soon Keun, Lim Ji Youn, Lim Suk Kyung, Kwon Nam Hoon, Kim Jun Man, Koo Hye Cheong, Kim So Hyun, Seo Keun Seok, Ike Yasuyoshi, Tanimoto Koichi, Park Yong Ho
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Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) isolates from humans (23 isolates) and poultry (20 isolates) were characterized by antibiotic susceptibility, vancomycin resistance transferability, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and structural analysis of Tn1546-like elements. VRE isolates from humans and poultry showed different resistance patterns, transferability, and transfer rate. In addition to these...
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