Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Factors, and Genotypes of <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> and <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> Clinical Isolates in Northern Japan: Identification of <i>optrA</i> in ST480 <i>E. faecalis</i>

Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Factors, and Genotypes of <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> and <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> Clinical Isolates in Northern Japan: Identification of <i>optrA</i> in ST480 <i>E. faecalis</i>

<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> and <i>E. faecium</i> are the major pathogens causing community- and healthcare-associated infections, with an ability to acquire resistance to multiple antimicrobials. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of virulence facto...

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Main Authors: Meiji Soe Aung, Noriko Urushibara, Mitsuyo Kawaguchiya, Nobuhide Ohashi, Mina Hirose, Kenji Kudo, Naoyuki Tsukamoto, Masahiko Ito, Nobumichi Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>
<i>Enterococcus faecium</i>
clinical isolates
virulence factor
antibiotic resistance
<i>optrA</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/1/108

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