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Table 3 Frequency of reversion to VAN-resistant phenotype

From: Dissemination and genetic analysis of the stealthy vanB gene clusters of Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates in Japan

Parent strain

The frequency of reversiona

M1

(4.2 ± 2.0) × 10–7

Y7

(1.7 ± 1.2) × 10−6

M1TCb

(2.4 ± 0.5) × 10−7

Y7TCb

(3.5 ± 1.0) × 10–7

  1. aFrequency was estimated from the colony-forming unit (CFU) ratio of resistant strains to total strains. bCorresponding transconjugants of M1 or Y7 strain
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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