Gene Review:
vanB - D-alanine--D-lactate ligase
Enterococcus faecalis V583
- DNA sequence variation within vanA, vanB, vanC-1, and vanC-2/3 genes of clinical Enterococcus isolates. Patel, R., Uhl, J.R., Kohner, P., Hopkins, M.K., Steckelberg, J.M., Kline, B., Cockerill, F.R. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (1998)
- Emergence of vancomycin resistance in the genus Streptococcus: characterization of a vanB transferable determinant in Streptococcus bovis. Poyart, C., Pierre, C., Quesne, G., Pron, B., Berche, P., Trieu-Cuot, P. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (1997)
- Single-cell analysis of glycopeptide resistance gene expression in teicoplanin-resistant mutants of a VanB-type Enterococcus faecalis. Baptista, M., Rodrigues, P., Depardieu, F., Courvalin, P., Arthur, M. Mol. Microbiol. (1999)
- Transfer of vancomycin resistance transposon Tn1549 from Clostridium symbiosum to Enterococcus spp. in the gut of gnotobiotic mice. Launay, A., Ballard, S.A., Johnson, P.D., Grayson, M.L., Lambert, T. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (2006)
- Nitrofurantoin is active against vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Zhanel, G.G., Hoban, D.J., Karlowsky, J.A. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (2001)
- Identification and characterization of vanB2 glycopeptide resistance elements in enterococci isolated in Scotland. McGregor, K.F., Young, H.K. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (2000)
- Genetic characterization of vanG, a novel vancomycin resistance locus of Enterococcus faecalis. McKessar, S.J., Berry, A.M., Bell, J.M., Turnidge, J.D., Paton, J.C. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (2000)
- The vanB gene of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis V583 is structurally related to genes encoding D-Ala:D-Ala ligases and glycopeptide-resistance proteins VanA and VanC. Evers, S., Sahm, D.F., Courvalin, P. Gene (1993)
- Antibiotic activity against urinary tract infection (UTI) isolates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE): results from the 2002 North American Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci Susceptibility Study (NAVRESS). Zhanel, G.G., Laing, N.M., Nichol, K.A., Palatnick, L.P., Noreddin, A., Hisanaga, T., Johnson, J.L., Hoban, D.J. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. (2003)
- Linkage of vancomycin and high-level gentamicin resistance genes on the same plasmid in a clinical isolate of Enterococcus faecalis. Woodford, N., Jones, B.L., Baccus, Z., Ludlam, H.A., Brown, D.F. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. (1995)
- Characterization of Tn1547, a composite transposon flanked by the IS16 and IS256-like elements, that confers vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecalis BM4281. Quintiliani, R., Courvalin, P. Gene (1996)
- Identification and characterization of enterococci from bryndza cheese. Jurkovic, D., Krizková, L., Dusinský, R., Belicová, A., Sojka, M., Krajcovic, J., Ebringer, L. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. (2006)
- Comparison of phenotypic methods to identify enterococci intrinsically resistant to vancomycin (VanC VRE). Ramotar, K., Woods, W., Larocque, L., Toye, B. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. (2000)
- Efficacy of hand disinfectants against vancomycin-resistant enterococci in vitro. Kampf, G., Höfer, M., Wendt, C. J. Hosp. Infect. (1999)
- Multiplex PCR for simultaneous detection of enterococcal genes vanA and vanB and staphylococcal genes mecA, ileS-2 and femB. Ramos-Trujillo, E., Pérez-Roth, E., Méndez-Alvarez, S., Claverie-Martín, F. Int. Microbiol. (2003)
- Antimicrobial susceptibilities of clinical isolates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Taiwan. Hsueh, P.R., Wu, J.J., Lu, J.J., Teng, L.J., Luh, K.T. J. Formos. Med. Assoc. (1999)
- Vancomycin resistance factor of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in relation to enterococcal vancomycin resistance (van) genes. Tynkkynen, S., Singh, K.V., Varmanen, P. Int. J. Food Microbiol. (1998)
- Enterococcal infections with special reference to phenotypic characterization & drug resistance. Karmarkar, M.G., Gershom, E.S., Mehta, P.R. Indian J. Med. Res. (2004)
- Molecular and epidemiological study of the first outbreak of vanB type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Japan. Oana, n.u.l.l., Kawakami, Y., Ohnishi, M., Ishikawa, M., Hirota, M., Tozuka, M., Atarashi, K., Baba, K., Fujiki, K., Okazaki, M., Honda, T., Hayashi, T. Jpn. J. Infect. Dis. (2001)