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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in meat and environmental samples.
International journal of food microbiology - 15 Mar 2006
Messi Patrizia, Guerrieri Elisa, de Niederhäusern Simona, Sabia Carla, Bondi Moreno
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in strains from meat and environmental samples and the location of glycopeptide-resistance determinants in VanA isolates. VRE and VSE (vancomycin-sensitive enterococci) resistance patterns to six antimicrobials were also evaluated. A total of 59 meat isolates (35%) and 119 environmental isolates (26.5%) were glycopeptide resistant enterococci....
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