Elucidating vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreaks: the role of clonal spread and movement of mobile genetic elements | Zendy

Xuewei Zhou | Zendy; Monika A. Chlebowicz | Zendy; Erik Bathoorn | Zendy; Sigrid Rosema | Zendy; Natacha Couto | Zendy; Mariëtte Lokate | Zendy; Jan P. Arends | Zendy; Alex W. Friedrich | Zendy; John W. A. Rossen | Zendy

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Elucidating vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium outbreaks: the role of clonal spread and movement of mobile genetic elements

Author(s) -

Xuewei Zhou,

Monika A. Chlebowicz,

Erik Bathoorn,

Sigrid Rosema,

Natacha Couto,

Mariëtte Lokate,

Jan P. Arends,

Alex W. Friedrich,

John W. A. Rossen

Publication year - 2018

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/dky349

Subject(s) - enterococcus faecium , multilocus sequence typing , biology , mobile genetic elements , transposable element , transposon mutagenesis , outbreak , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , genome , virology , genotype , gene , antibiotics

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) has emerged as a nosocomial pathogen worldwide. The dissemination of VREfm is due to both clonal spread and spread of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as transposons.

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