Detection of an <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> Carrying a Double Copy of the <i>PoxtA</i> Gene from Freshwater River, Italy

• Main Authors: Marzia Cinthi (Author), Sonia Nina Coccitto (Author), Gianluca Morroni (Author), Gloria D'Achille (Author), Andrea Brenciani (Author), Eleonora Giovanetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oxazolidinones are valuable antimicrobials that are used to treat severe infections due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-positive bacteria. However, in recent years, a significant spread of clinically relevant linezolid-resistant human bacteria that is also present in animal and environmental setti...