Vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium isolated from Danish chicken meat is located on a pVEF4-like plasmid persisting in poultry for 18 years.

Leinweber, Helena

Vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium isolated from Danish chicken meat is located on a pVEF4-like plasmid persisting in poultry for 18 years. [electronic resource] - International journal of antimicrobial agents Aug 2018 - 283-286 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1872-7913

10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.03.019 doi


Animals
Chickens
DNA Transposable Elements
Denmark--epidemiology
Enterococcus faecium--drug effects
Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--epidemiology
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Meat--microbiology
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Multigene Family
Operon
Plasmids--chemistry
Poultry
Poultry Diseases--epidemiology
Toxin-Antitoxin Systems--genetics
Vancomycin Resistance--genetics
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci--drug effects
Whole Genome Sequencing