Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. isolated from wastewater and chicken feces in the United States

Authors
Harwood, VJ Brownell, M Perusek, W Whitlock, JE
Citation
Vj. Harwood et al., Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. isolated from wastewater and chicken feces in the United States, APPL ENVIR, 67(10), 2001, pp. 4930-4933
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00992240 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
4930 - 4933
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(200110)67:10<4930:VESIFW>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. (VRE) were isolated from sewage and chicken feces but not from other animal fecal sources (dog, cow, and pig) o r from surface waters tested. VRE from hospital wastewater were resistant t o greater than or equal to 20 mug of vancomycin/ml and possessed the vanA g ene. VRE from residential wastewater and chicken feces were resistant to 3 to 5 mug of vancomycin/ml and possessed the vanC gene.