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

Authors
Schouten, MA Willems, RJL Kraak, WAG Top, J Hoogkamp-Korstanje, JAA Voss, A
Citation
Ma. Schouten et al., Molecular analysis of Tn1546-like elements in vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated from patients in Europe shows geographic transposon type clustering, ANTIM AG CH, 45(3), 2001, pp. 986-989
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
ISSN journal
00664804 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
986 - 989
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(200103)45:3<986:MAOTEI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Resistance mechanism relatedness was studied in 18 clinical, European vanA vancomycin-resistant enterococci, Molecular analysis revealed 10 TnI546-lik e elements, suggesting two evolutionary lineages. Lineage I dominated the E uropean mainland, and lineage II dominated the United Kingdom and Israel. G eographic clustering reflected different types of meat consumption between countries, since each lineage is associated with colonization of different animals.