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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2015

Characterization of an Enterococcus gallinarum Isolate Carrying a Dual vanA and vanB Cassette.

Alireza Eshaghi, Dea Shahinas, Aimin Li, Ruwandi Kariyawasam, Philip Banh, Marc Desjardins, Roberto G Melano, Samir N Patel

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alireza EshaghiPublic Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dea ShahinasPublic Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Aimin LiPublic Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ruwandi KariyawasamPublic Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Philip BanhPublic Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Marc DesjardinsDivision of Microbiology, Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Roberto G MelanoPublic Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Samir N PatelPublic Health Ontario Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada samir.patel@oahpp.ca.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability of vancomycin resistance determinants to be horizontally transferred within enterococci species is a concern. Identification and characterization of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a clinical isolate have a significant impact on infection control practices. In this study, we describe a clinical isolate of Enterococcus gallinarum exhibiting high-level resistance to vancomycin and teicoplanin. The genetic characterization of this isolate showed the presence of vanA and vanB genes in addition to the naturally carried vanC gene. vanA was identified on pA6981, a 35,608-bp circular plasmid with significant homology to plasmid pS177. The vanB operon was integrated into the bacterial chromosome and showed a high level of homology to previously reported Tn1549 and Tn5382. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of E. gallinarum carrying both vanA and vanB operons, indicating the importance of identifying the vancomycin resistance mechanism in non-E. faecium and non-E. faecalis enterococcal species.

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Gene OrderGenes, BacterialAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsCarbon-Oxygen LigasesChromosomes, BacterialDrug Resistance, BacterialEnterococcusGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlasmidsTeicoplaninVancomycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsCarbon-Oxygen LigasesTeicoplaninVanA ligase, BacteriaVanB protein, EnterococcusVancomycin

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PMID25948610
PMCPMC4473229

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