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Correlation between phenotypic characteristics and DNA relatedness within Enterococcus faecium strains.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 1995
Teixeira L M, Facklam R R, Steigerwalt A G, Pigott N E, Merquior V L, Brenner D J
Abstract excerpt
We noted that a number of enterococcal strains isolated from human clinical specimens resembled Enterococcus faecium but were able to produce acid from glycerol, raffinose, and/or sorbitol, while others failed to form acid from mannitol. An additional concern was that many of these strains with atypical phenotypic characteristics also appeared to acquire vancomycin resistance. In order to determine if such...
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