Genomic Relationships between Enterococcus faecium Strains from Different Sources and with Different Antibiotic Resistance Profiles Evaluated by Restriction Endonuclease Analysis of Total Chromosomal DNA Using Eco RI and Pvu II
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- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 65 (4) , 1777-1780
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.65.4.1777-1780.1999
Abstract
Forty-seven Enterococcus faecium strains from different sources were evaluated by restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) of total chromosomal DNA. Strains from chicken, pork, and humans were clearly divided into separate clusters, whereas strains from different countries, strains with different antibiotic resistance profiles, or clinical and healthy-subject strains were not.Keywords
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