Prevalence of cfr in Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated from swine farms in China: Predominated cfr-carrying pCPPF5-like plasmids conferring "non-linezolid resistance" phenotype.

In conclusion, the cfr gene which had no linezolid resistance phenotype was present in multidrug-resistance E. faecalis strains, and the clonal spread of ST475 and ST16 strains and the horizontal transfer of the pCPPF5-like plasmids have contributed to the dissemination of cfr.
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Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - April 18, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Fang LX, Duan JH, Chen MY, Deng H, Liang HQ, Xiong YQ, Sun J, Liu YH, Liao XP Tags: Infect Genet Evol Source Type: research