Novel genomic islands and a new vanD-subtype in the first sporadic VanD-type vancomycin resistant enterococci in Norway.

Novel genomic islands and a new vanD-subtype in the first sporadic VanD-type vancomycin resistant enterococci in Norway.

<h4>Background</h4>Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) represent several types of transferable vancomycin resistance gene clusters. The vanD type, associated with moderate to high level vancomycin resistance, has only sporadically been described in clinical isolates. The aim of this s...

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Main Authors: Mushtaq T S Al Rubaye, Jessin Janice, Jørgen Vildershøj Bjørnholt, Aleksandra Jakovljev, Maria Elisabeth Hultström, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Kristin Hegstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255187

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