Coexistence of the Oxazolidinone Resistance–Associated Genes cfr and optrA in Enterococcus faecalis From a Healthy Piglet in Brazil

Coexistence of the Oxazolidinone Resistance–Associated Genes cfr and optrA in Enterococcus faecalis From a Healthy Piglet in Brazil

Oxazolidinones are one of the most important antimicrobials potentially active against glycopeptide- and β-lactam-resistant Gram-positive pathogens. Linezolid—the first oxazolidinone to be approved for clinical use in 2000 by the US Food and Drug Administration—and the newer molecule in the class, t...

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Main Authors: Lara M. Almeida, Anthony Gaca, Paulo M. Bispo, François Lebreton, Jose T. Saavedra, Rafael A. Silva, Irinaldo D. Basílio-Júnior, Felipe M. Zorzi, Pedro H. Filsner, Andrea M. Moreno, Michael S. Gilmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
oxazolidinones
resistance
Enterococcus faecalis
cfr gene
optrA gene
livestock
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00518/full

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