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. 2000 Jan;44(1):190-1.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.44.1.190-191.2000.

satG, conferring resistance to streptogramin A, is widely distributed in Enterococcus faecium strains but not in staphylococci

J Haroche  1 , J Allignet, S Aubert, A E Van Den Bogaard, N El Solh
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satG, conferring resistance to streptogramin A, is widely distributed in Enterococcus faecium strains but not in staphylococci

J Haroche et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Jan.

Abstract

A gene almost identical to satG was isolated from an Enterococcus faecium strain. This gene was transferred to a Staphylococcus aureus recipient strain where it conferred resistance to streptogramin A. satG was found to be widely distributed among E. faecium strains but not detected among staphylococci.

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