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Detection of novel oxazolidinone and phenicol resistance gene optrA in enterococcal isolates from food animals and animal carcasses.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Mar 2017
Tamang Migma Dorji, Moon Dong Chan, Kim Su-Ran, Kang Hee Young, Lee Kichan, Nam Hyang-Mi, Jang Geum-Chan, Lee Hee-Soo, Jung Suk-Chan, Lim Suk-Kyung
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Altogether 7720 Enterococcus faecalis and 3939 E. faecium isolated from food animals and animal carcasses during 2003-2014 in Korea were investigated to determine if linezolid-resistant (LR) enterococci (≥8μg/ml) are present. Overall, 12 E. faecalis and 27 E. faecium recovered from chickens (n=32), pigs (n=6), and cattle (n=1) were resistant to linezolid and were further characterized using molecular methods Most...
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