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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. isolated from wastewater and chicken feces in the United States
- Source :
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Oct, 2001, Vol. 67 Issue 10, p4930, 4 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Researchers isolated vancomycin-resistant strains of Enterococcus spp. from residential and hospital wastewater, sewage and chicken feces, but not from surface water or other animal feces. Vancomycin resistance was associated with the vanA and vanC genes.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00992240
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.80966798