Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium from the Dallas, Texas, Area Is Conferred Predominantly on pRUM-Like Plasmids

Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium from the Dallas, Texas, Area Is Conferred Predominantly on pRUM-Like Plasmids

ABSTRACT Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VREfm) is a significant public health concern because of limited treatment options. Genomic surveillance can be used to monitor VREfm transmission and evolution. Genomic analysis of VREfm has not been reported for the Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington, TX, area, w...

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Main Authors: Moutusee Islam, Belle Sharon, Ada Abaragu, Harita Sistu, Ronda L. Akins, Kelli Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-04-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
Enterococcus
mobile genetic element
plasmid
vancomycin resistance
mobile genetic elements
plasmids
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00024-23

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