The effect of Tn916 insertions on contour-clamped homogeneous electrophoresis patterns of Enterococcus faecalis

Evidence for a chromosome-borne resistance transposon (Tn916) in Streptococcus faecalis that is capable of "conjugal" transfer in the absence of a conjugative plasmid.

1981 • 531 citations

Comparison of genomic DNAs of different enterococcal isolates using restriction endonucleases with infrequent recognition sites

1990 • 524 citations

[28] Purification, specific fragmentation, and separation of large DNA molecules

1987 • 349 citations

Plasmids, drug resistance, and gene transfer in the genus Streptococcus

1981 • 279 citations

Regeneration of insertionally inactivated streptococcal DNA fragments after excision of transposon Tn916 in Escherichia coli: strategy for targeting and cloning of genes from gram-positive bacteria

1984 • 267 citations

A transposon in Streptococcus faecalis with fertility properties

1982 • 251 citations

Transfer of resistance plasmids from Staphylococcus epidermidis to Staphylococcus aureus: evidence for conjugative exchange of resistance

1983 • 179 citations

DNA fingerprinting of Enterococcus faecium by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis may be a useful epidemiologic tool

1991 • 168 citations

Molecular Epidemiology of Nosocomial Infection: Analysis of Chromosomal Restriction Fragment Patterns by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

1993 • 154 citations

Clonal spread of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium between patients in three hospitals in two states

1993 • 142 citations

High-Level Gentamicin Resistance in Enterococcus: Microbiology, Genetic Basis, and Epidemiology

1990 • 140 citations

Conjugal transfer of the vancomycin resistance determinantvanBbetween enterococci involves the movement of large genetic elements from chromosome to chromosome

1994 • 123 citations

The Conjugative Transposons of Gram-Positive Bacteria

1993 • 91 citations

Are point mutations or DNA rearrangements responsible for the restriction fragment length polymorphisms that are used to type bacteria?

1994 • 75 citations

Molecular typing of ampicillin-resistant, non-beta-lactamase-producing Enterococcus faecium isolates from diverse geographic areas

1992 • 59 citations

DNA Analysis in the Study of the Epidemiology of Nosocomial Candidiasis

1994 • 25 citations

Chromosomal DNA restriction endonuclease digestion patterns of beta-lactamase-producing Enterococcus faecalis isolates collected from a single hospital over a 7-year period

1996 • 20 citations

Mobilization of the penicillinase gene in Enterococcus faecalis

1993 • 9 citations

The Clinical Laboratory’s Role in Hospital Infection Control

1994 • 4 citations

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