Aminoglycoside-Streptothricin Resistance Gene Cluster aadE–sat4–aphA-3 Disseminated among Multiresistant Isolates of Enterococcus faecium
AUTOR(ES)
Werner, Guido
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Seventy-two Enterococcus faecium isolates of different origins highly resistant to nourseothricin and streptomycin were studied. Sequencing of a genomic fragment from two isolates identified a gene cluster, aadE–sat4–aphA-3, which has been isolated recently in staphylococci and Campylobacter coli. Patterns of digested PCR products of aadE–sat4–aphA-3 were identical for all isolates.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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