Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from community wastewater from a semiclosed agri-food system in Texas.
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium strains (VRE) were isolated from human wastewater but not swine fecal waste from a semiclosed agri-food system in Texas. Forty-nine VRE isolates possessed vanA, and one possessed vanB. Twenty-one pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types were identified and segregated into three groups. There was evidence of clonal dissemination among geographically separated sites.
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Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agriculture Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA. poole@ffsru.tamu.edu
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D000383:Agriculture; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013781:Texas; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D014640:Vancomycin