title: Variation in structure and location of VanA glycopeptide resistance elements among enterococci from a single patient.
abstract: Forty-six VanA glycopeptide-resistant enterococci (GRE) from a single patient were investigated for variation in structure and location of VanA resistance elements. Together with identification to species level and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, these data divided the GRE into 10 groups and subgroups. Combining data in this manner appears helpful when investigating the epidemiology of GRE.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QW, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Tremlett
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Woodford
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction