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Presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in farm and pet animals

Author(s) -

Luc Devriese,

M. Ieven,

Herman Goossens,

Peter Vandamme,

Bruno Pot,

J. Hommez,

Freddy Haesebrouck

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.40.10.2285

Subject(s) - feces , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , vancomycin , enterococcus , glycopeptide , enterococcus faecalis , veterinary medicine , enterococcus faecium , horse , vancomycin resistant enterococci , bacteria , staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , medicine , paleontology , genetics

Enterococcus faecium strains with vanA-mediated glycopeptide resistance were isolated by enrichment culture from the intestines and feces of several animal species, mainly horses and dogs (8% positive), chickens (7% positive), and pigs (6% positive). Other vanA-positive enterococcal strains were identified as E. durans in gallinaceous birds, E. faecalis in a horse, and E. gallinarum in a pheasant. Samples from pigeons, cage birds, and ruminants were negative. It was concluded that vancomycin resistance is widespread among isolates from farm and pet animals.

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