Dissemination and genetic analysis of the stealthy vanB gene clusters of Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates in Japan.

Yusuke HashimotoJun KurushimaTakahiro NomuraKoichi TanimotoKiyoko TamaiHideji YanagisawaKomei ShirabeYasuyoshi IkeYoshiharu Tomita

Published in: BMC microbiology (2018)

In summary, this study indicated that stealthy VanB-type E. faecium strains that have the potential ability to become resistance to VAN could exist in clinical settings.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
copy number
gene expression
risk assessment
human health
climate change
pseudomonas aeruginosa