Vancomycin-ResistantEnterococcusspp. Isolated from Wastewater and Chicken Feces in the United States
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- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 67 (10) , 4930-4933
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.67.10.4930-4933.2001
Abstract
Vancomycin-resistantEnterococcusspp. (VRE) were isolated from sewage and chicken feces but not from other animal fecal sources (dog, cow, and pig) or from surface waters tested. VRE from hospital wastewater were resistant to ≥20 μg of vancomycin/ml and possessed thevanAgene. VRE from residential wastewater and chicken feces were resistant to 3 to 5 μg of vancomycin/ml and possessed thevanCgene.Keywords
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