Isolation and molecular characterization of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium in Malaysia

Nineteen strains of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from 10 of 75 (13.3%) tenderloin beef samples were examined for resistance to selected antibiotics, presence of plasmids, and genetic diversity by random amplification of polymorphic DNA analysis. All strains showed multiple resi...

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Main Authors: Son, Radu, Nimita, F., Rusul, G., Nasreldin, E., Samuel, L., Nishibuchi, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Applied Microbiology 1999
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116731/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116731/1/116731.pdf