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Cotransfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and a <i> hyl <sub>Efm</sub> </i> -Containing Virulence Plasmid in <i>Enterococcus faecium</i>
11 Aug 2009
Abstract excerpt
The hyl(Efm) gene (encoding a putative hyaluronidase) has been found almost exclusively in Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates, and recently, it was shown to be on a plasmid which increased the ability of E. faecium strains to colonize the gastrointestinal tract. In this work, the results of mating experiments between hyl(Efm)-containing strains of E. faecium belonging to clonal cluster 17 and isolated in the...
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