Detection of a cfr(B) variant in German Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates and the impact on Linezolid resistance in Enterococcus spp
The National Reference Centre for Staphylococci and Enterococci in Germany has received an increasing number of clinical linezolid-resistant E. faecium isolates in recent years. Five isolates harbored a cfr(B) variant gene locus the product of which is capable of conferring linezolid resistance. The...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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