Characterization of a genomic island harbouring a new vanD allele from Enterococcus faecium N15-508 isolated in Canada

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016 Jul;71(7):2052-4. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw063. Epub 2016 Apr 15.

Authors

D A Boyd¹, C Lalancette², S Lévesque², G R Golding³

Affiliations

¹ National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
² Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada.
³ National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada george.golding@phac-aspc.gc.ca.

PMID: 27084917
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw063

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Alleles*
Bacterial Proteins / genetics*
Canada / epidemiology
Enterococcus faecium / drug effects
Enterococcus faecium / genetics*
Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
Female
Genomic Islands*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Humans
Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
Peptide Synthases / genetics*
Rectum / microbiology
Teicoplanin / pharmacology
Vancomycin / pharmacology
Vancomycin Resistance / genetics*

Substances

Bacterial Proteins
Teicoplanin
Vancomycin
Peptide Synthases
VanD protein, Enterococcus faecium