Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Humans and Retail Chickens in Taiwan with Unique VanB Phenotype- vanA Genotype Incongruence
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- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 46 (2), 525-527
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.46.2.525-527.2002
Abstract
Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) with VanB phenotype-vanA genotype incongruence were found in all 39 VRE isolated from chicken carcasses and four human VRE isolates in Taiwan. Three identical mutations in the vanS gene were found in the VanB phenotype-vanA genotype VRE sequenced. This finding indicates possible transmission of glycopeptide resistance among different hosts.Keywords
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