| Literature DB >> 16598023 |
Diego Batista Xavier1, Francisco Ernesto Moreno Bernal, Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida.
Abstract
We examined cloacal samples from poultry raised on nonintensive production farms in Brazil for the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. No VanA- or VanB-containing enterococci were identified in a total of 200 cloacal swabs. The most prevalent species were Enterococcus gallinarum (vanC1; 13.0%) and E. casseliflavus (vanC2/3; 5.5%).Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16598023 PMCID: PMC1449063 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.3072-3073.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792