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Molecular Analysis of Tn <i>1546</i> in <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> Isolated from Animals and Humans
1 Feb 1998
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The internal areas and the position of integration of the glycopeptide resistance element Tn1546 were characterized by using PCR fragment length polymorphism, sequencing, and DNA hybridization techniques with 38 high-level vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates of human and animal origins from Europe and the United States. Only minor variations in the coding regions within Tn1546 were found,...
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