6.3.2.35 physiological function strain BM4405 synthesizes peptidoglycan precursors that terminate in D-serine residues 6.3.2.35 physiological function the vanE operon comprises five genes, with three of them, VanE, VanXYE, and VanTE being sufficient to confer vancomycin resistance whereas the last two encode a two-component system postulated to regulate expression of the operon 6.3.2.35 physiological function the enzyme VanL belongs to the vancomycin resistance ligases 6.3.2.35 physiological function despite the presence of genes vanGCar, Clostridium argentinense NCIB 10714 is susceptible to vancomycin and to teicoplanin. vanGCar is not expressed without or with induction by a subinhibitory concentration of vancomycin