@article {1504072,
	title = {Transferable Resistance Gene in Enterococcus faecalis from Swine in Brazil},
	journal = {Antimicrob Agents Chemother},
	volume = {64},
	number = {6},
	year = {2020},
	month = {2020 May 21},
	abstract = {OptrA is an ATP-binding cassette (ABC)-F protein that confers resistance to oxazolidinones and phenicols and can be either plasmid-encoded or chromosomally encoded. Here, we isolated 13 strains possessing a linezolid MIC of >=4 mg/liter from nursery pigs in swine herds located across Brazil. Genome sequence comparison showed that these strains possess in different genetic contexts occurring in 5 different sequence type backgrounds. The gene invariably occurred in association with an regulator and a gene encoding a hypothetical protein. In some contexts, this genetic island was able to excise and form a covalently closed circle within the cell; this circle appeared to occur in high abundance and to be transmissible by coresident plasmids.},
	issn = {1098-6596},
	doi = {10.1128/AAC.00142-20},
	author = {Almeida, Lara M and Lebreton, Fran{\c c}ois and Gaca, Anthony and Bispo, Paulo M and Saavedra, Jose T and Calumby, Rodrigo N and Grillo, Luciano M and Nascimento, Ticiano G and Filsner, Pedro H and Moreno, Andrea M and Gilmore, Michael S}
}
