title: Characterization of a genomic island harbouring a new vanD allele from Enterococcus faecium N15-508 isolated in Canada.
authors.affiliation: National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lalancette
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de santé publique du Québec, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lévesque
authors.affiliation: National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada george.golding@phac-aspc.gc.ca.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Golding
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D044404:Genomic Islands; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D060885:Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction; D010453:Peptide Synthases / Q000235:genetics*; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin; D010453:Peptide Synthases; C122181:VanD protein, Enterococcus faecium