Genomic Surveillance of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Enterococcus faecium</named-content> Reveals Limited Sharing of Strains and Resistance Genes between Livestock and Humans in the United Kingdom

Genomic Surveillance of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Enterococcus faecium</named-content> Reveals Limited Sharing of Strains and Resistance Genes between Livestock and Humans in the United Kingdom

ABSTRACT Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is a major cause of nosocomial infection and is categorized as high priority by the World Health Organization global priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In the past, livestock have been proposed as a putative reservoir for drug-r...

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Main Authors: Theodore Gouliouris, Kathy E. Raven, Catherine Ludden, Beth Blane, Jukka Corander, Carolyne S. Horner, Juan Hernandez-Garcia, Paul Wood, Nazreen F. Hadjirin, Milorad Radakovic, Mark A. Holmes, Marcus de Goffau, Nicholas M. Brown, Julian Parkhill, Sharon J. Peacock
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
Subjects:
vancomycin-resistant
Enterococcus faecium
One Health
livestock
genome sequencing
vancomycin resistant
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/060d278fb8c54788ad6ff18478928110
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