Molecular characterization of virulence genes in vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-sensitive enterococci

Background: The aim of this study was to find out the correlation between presence of virulence (gelatinase [gel E], enterococcal surface protein [esp], cytolysin A [cyl A], hyaluronidase [hyl], and aggregation substance [asa1]) and vancomycin-resistant genes (van A and van B) in enterococci, with t...

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Main Authors: Priyanka Paul Biswas, Sangeeta Dey, Aninda Sen, Luna Adhikari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2016;volume=8;issue=1;spage=16;epage=24;aulast=Biswas