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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 2005, p. 454-456, Vol. 49, No. 1
0066-4804/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.49.1.454-456.2005
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Relationship between Copper, Glycopeptide, and Macrolide Resistance among Enterococcus faecium Strains Isolated from Pigs in Denmark between 1997 and 2003

Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 6 May 2004/ Returned for modification 16 August 2004/ Accepted 29 August 2004

A significant relationship between copper resistance (tcrB), glycopeptide resistance (Tn1546), and macrolide resistance [erm(B)] in Enterococcus faecium isolated from pigs was found. The tcrB gene was located closely upstream of the Tn1546 element. However, the continued use of copper sulfate has not been able to maintain high levels of macrolide and glycopeptide resistance.

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