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Enterococcus faecium of the vanA genotype in rural drinking water, effluent, and the aqueous environment.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2012
Morris Dearbháile, Galvin Sandra, Boyle Fiona, Hickey Paul, Mulligan Martina, Cormican Martin
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Total enterococci and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were enumerated in samples of effluent (n = 50) and water (n = 167) from a number of sources. VRE were detected in the outflow of a wastewater treatment plant and in a single rural drinking water supply, suggesting potential for transmission to humans through environmental contamination.
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