Molecular analysis of Tn1546-like elements in vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from patients in Europe shows geographic transposon type clustering

M A Schouten; R J Willems; W A Kraak; J Top; J A Hoogkamp-Korstanje; A Voss

doi:10.1128/AAC.45.3.986-989.2001

Molecular analysis of Tn1546-like elements in vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from patients in Europe shows geographic transposon type clustering

M A Schouten, R J Willems, W A Kraak, J Top, J A Hoogkamp-Korstanje, A Voss

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Resistance mechanism relatedness was studied in 18 clinical, European vanA vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Molecular analysis revealed 10 Tn1546-like elements, suggesting two evolutionary lineages. Lineage I dominated the European mainland, and lineage II dominated the United Kingdom and Israel. Geographic clustering reflected different types of meat consumption between countries, since each lineage is associated with colonization of different animals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	986-9
Number of pages	4
Journal	Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume	45
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.45.3.986-989.2001
Publication status	Published - 2001

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bacterial Proteins
Carbon-Oxygen Ligases
Child
Child, Preschool
DNA Transposable Elements
England
Enterococcus
Europe
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Vancomycin Resistance
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Molecular analysis of Tn1546-like elements in vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from patients in Europe shows geographic transposon type clustering

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