The first report of the vanC1 gene in Enterococcus faecium isolated from a human clinical specimen
The vanC1 gene, which is chromosomally located, confers resistance to vancomycin and serves as a species marker for Enterococcus gallinarum. Enterococcus faecium TJ4031 was isolated from a blood culture and harbours the vanC1gene. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays were performed to detect vanXY...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000600712&lng=en&tlng=en |