title: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci from humans and retail chickens in Taiwan with unique VanB phenotype-vanA genotype incongruence.
abstract: Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) with VanB phenotype-vanA genotype incongruence were found in all 39 VRE isolated from chicken carcasses and four human VRE isolates in Taiwan. Three identical mutations in the vanS gene were found in the VanB phenotype-vanA genotype VRE sequenced. This finding indicates possible transmission of glycopeptide resistance among different hosts.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China. lauderdale@nhri.org.tw
authors.forename: Tsai-Ling
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Lauderdale
authors.forename: L Clifford
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Yih-Ru
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Shiau
authors.forename: Pei-Chen
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hui-Yin
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jui-Fen
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Monto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics; D013624:Taiwan; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D014161:Transduction, Genetic; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C079913:VanB protein, Enterococcus; C073901:VanS protein, Enterococcus; D011494:Protein Kinases