Novel linezolid resistance plasmids in Enterococcus from food animals in the USA
Author(s) -
Gregory H. Tyson,
Jonathan L. Sabo,
Maria Hoffmann,
Chih-Hao Hsu,
Sampa Mukherjee,
Jacqueline Hernandez,
Glenn E. Tillman,
Jamie Wasilenko,
Jovita Haro,
Mustafa Simmons,
Wanda Wilson Egbe,
Patricia L. White,
Uday Dessai,
Patrick F. McDermott
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/dky369
Subject(s) - linezolid , plasmid , enterococcus faecium , microbiology and biotechnology , enterococcus faecalis , biology , antibiotic resistance , enterococcus , antimicrobial , drug resistance , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , gene , vancomycin
To sequence the genomes and determine the genetic mechanisms for linezolid resistance identified in three strains of Enterococcus isolated from cattle and swine caecal contents as part of the US National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) surveillance programme.
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