Absence of VanA- and VanB-containing enterococci in poultry raised on nonintensive production farms in Brazil.
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%).
Batista Xavier
Diego
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Microbiologia Molecular & Biotecnología, Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, C. Postal 04508, CEP 70910-900 Brasília-DF, Brazil.
Moreno Bernal
Francisco Ernesto
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Titze-de-Almeida
Ricardo
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D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001938:Brazil; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010453:Peptide Synthases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology*; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C071437:VanA ligase, Bacteria; C079913:VanB protein, Enterococcus; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases; D010453:Peptide Synthases; C108395:VanC protein, Enterococcus