title: Enterococcal multiresistance gene cluster in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from various origins and geographical locations.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wendlandt
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Carl-Thiem-Klinikum Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany.
authors.forename: Marc Armengol
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Porta
authors.affiliation: Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany.
authors.forename: Andrea T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Feßler
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kadlec
authors.affiliation: Alere Technologies GmbH, Jena, Germany Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monecke
authors.affiliation: Alere Technologies GmbH, Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ehricht
authors.affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boost
authors.affiliation: Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany stefan.schwarz@fli.bund.de.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwarz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000235:genetics*; D022761:Gene Transfer, Horizontal; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005810:Multigene Family; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Enterococcus; MRSA; resistance gene transfer