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Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecalis ST16 harbouring optrA on a Tn6674-like element isolated from surface water
9 Mar 2021
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OBJECTIVES: The objective of this work was to characterise an optrA-carrying Enterococcus faecalis ST16 isolate recovered from a river water sample in Switzerland. METHODS: Linezolid-resistant E. faecalis F102 was recovered from surface water in Switzerland and was subjected to comprehensive genotypic characterisation and analysis of the genetic environment of the oxazolidinone/phenicol resistance gene optrA....
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