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PCR-based plasmid typing in Enterococcus faecium strains reveals widely distributed pRE25-, pRUM-, pIP501- and pHTbeta-related replicons associated with glycopeptide resistance and stabilizing toxin-antitoxin systems.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2010
Rosvoll Torill C S, Pedersen Torunn, Sletvold Hege, Johnsen Pål J, Sollid Johanna E, Simonsen Gunnar S, Jensen Lars B, Nielsen Kaare M, Sundsfjord Arnfinn
Abstract excerpt
A PCR-based typing scheme was applied to identify plasmids in an epidemiologically and geographically diverse strain collection of Enterococcus faecium (n=93). Replicon types of pRE25 (n=56), pRUM (n=41), pIP501 (n=17) and pHTbeta (n=14) were observed in 83% of the strains, while pS86, pCF10, pAM373, pMBB1 or pEF418 were not detected. Furthermore, 61% of the strains contained the axe-txe (n=42) or/and the...
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