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Detection of vanA and vanB2-containing enterococci from food samples in Spain, including Enterococcus faecium strains of CC17 and the new singleton ST425.
International journal of food microbiology - 31 Jul 2009
López María, Sáenz Yolanda, Rojo-Bezares Beatriz, Martínez Santiago, del Campo Rosa, Ruiz-Larrea Fernanda, Zarazaga Myriam, Torres Carmen
Abstract excerpt
Two-hundred-twenty-nine food samples of animal origin were tested to know the prevalence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) after a decade of avoparcin ban as animal growth promoter in Spain. VRE with acquired mechanism of resistance were detected in 9 of these 229 samples (3.9%, obtained from chicken, veal and rabbit), and one VRE per food sample was further characterized. The vanA gene was identified in...
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