Co-transfer of vanA and aggregation substance genes from Enterococcus faecalis isolates in intra- and interspecies matings
Author(s) -
Claudia Paoletti,
G. Foglia,
Maria Stella Princivalli,
Gloria Magi,
E. Guaglia,
Gianfranco Donelli,
Carla Pruzzo,
Francesca Biavasco,
Bruna Facinelli
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkm057
Subject(s) - enterococcus faecalis , microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus , biology , streptococcaceae , antibacterial agent , gene , bacteria , genetics , antibiotics , escherichia coli
The study was undertaken to investigate vancomycin-resistant (vanA) Enterococcus faecalis isolates carrying aggregation substance (AS) gene(s) for their ability to co-transfer vanA and AS genes.
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