Clonal Multidrug-Resistant Corynebacterium striatum Strains, Italy

Clonal Multidrug-Resistant Corynebacterium striatum Strains, Italy

We assessed the clinical relevance and performed molecular characterization of 36 multidrug-resistant strains of Corynebacterium striatum. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed a single clone, possessing erm(X), tetA/B, cmxA/B, and aphA1 genes, but few related subclones. This strain is emerging...

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Main Authors: Floriana Campanile, Edoardo Carretto, Daniela Barbarini, Annalisa Grigis, Marco Falcone, Antonio Goglio, Mario Venditti, Stefania Stefani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Corynebacterium striatum
multi-resistance plasmid pTP10
emerging clinical role
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Italy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/1/08-0804_article

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