Characterization of a Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREF) Isolate from a Dog with Mastitis: Further Evidence of a Clonal Lineage of VREF in New Zealand
Autor: | Gregory M. Cook, John M. B. Smith, Janet M. Manson, Stefanie Keis |
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Rok vydání: | 2003 |
Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Lineage (genetic) Mastitis Biology Enterococcus faecalis Clinical Veterinary Microbiology Microbiology SmaI Dogs Plasmid Bacterial Proteins medicine Animals Humans Dog Diseases Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Antibacterial agent Vancomycin Resistance biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Streptococcaceae Electrophoresis Gel Pulsed-Field Conjugation Genetic DNA Transposable Elements bacteria Vancomycin New Zealand Plasmids medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41:3331-3333 |
ISSN: | 1098-660X 0095-1137 |
Popis: | We report here on the characterization of a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREF) isolated from a dog with mastitis. The isolate was positive for the vanA , ermB , and tet (M) genes, with vanA and ermB carried on the same transferable plasmid. Comparison of this isolate with VREF from poultry and human sources in New Zealand demonstrated identical Sma I macrorestriction patterns and Tn 1546 -like elements. This is further evidence of a clonal lineage of VREF in New Zealand. |
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