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. 1989 Jul;33(7):1121-4.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.33.7.1121.

Characterization of vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis

T I Nicas  1 , C Y Wu, J N Hobbs Jr, D A Preston, N E Allen
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Characterization of vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis

T I Nicas et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1989 Jul.

Abstract

Vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium 180, a clinical isolate from England, was studied. Resistance to vancomycin was transferable by conjugation to other enterococci. Expression of resistance was inducible and coincided with the appearance of a new membrane protein.

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