| Literature DB >> 25017384 |
Sonia Pasquaroli1, Andrea Di Cesare2, Carla Vignaroli2, Giulia Conti2, Barbara Citterio3, Francesca Biavasco2.
Abstract
An erythromycin-, copper- and cadmium-resistant isolate of Enterococcus hirae from marine sediment was shown to harbor the plasmid pRE25 and to co-transfer erm(B) and tcrB to Enterococcus faecalis JH2-2. These data highlight the scope for antibiotic resistance selection by the marine environment through heavy metals and its possible involvement in antibiotic-resistant enterococcal infections.Entities:
Keywords: Antibiotic resistance; Enterococci; Heavy metals; Marine environment
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25017384 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.06.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803