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Detection of the<i>satA</i>gene and transferability of virginiamycin resistance in<i>Enterococcus faecium</i>from food-animals
1 Nov 1998
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The satA gene encoding streptogramin A resistance was detected in virginiamycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from pigs and broilers. The satA gene was present in 22 of 89 (25%) virginiamycin-resistant E. faecium isolates. It was shown that the satA gene and other gene(s) encoding streptogramin resistance could be transferred between isogenic E. faecium strains at frequencies ranging from 2.3 x 10(-4)...
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