Molecular characterization of virulence genes in vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-sensitive enterococci

doi:10.4103/0974-777x.176141

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Molecular characterization of virulence genes in vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-sensitive enterococci

1 Jan 2016

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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to find out the correlation between presence of virulence (gelatinase [gel E], enterococcal surface protein [esp], cytolysin A [cyl A], hyaluronidase [hyl], and aggregation substance [asa1]) and vancomycin-resistant genes (van A and van B) in enterococci, with their phenotypic expression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 500 isolates (250 each clinical and fecal) were...

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