Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium harbouring vanN in Canada: a case and complete sequence of pEfm12493 harbouring the vanN operon

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Jul;70(7):2163-5. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv057. Epub 2015 Mar 8.
No abstract available

Keywords: Enterococcus faecium; d-Ala-d-Ser ligase; vancomycin resistance.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Canada
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
  • Enterococcus faecium / genetics*
  • Gene Order
  • Genes, Bacterial*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Operon
  • Plasmids*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Vancomycin / pharmacology*
  • Vancomycin Resistance*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • Vancomycin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KP342511