Isolation of VanA-type vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus strains from domestic poultry products with enrichment by incubation in buffered peptone water at 42 degrees C.
Eight VanA-type enterococcal strains were isolated from 8 of 171 domestic poultry products by using enrichment by incubation in buffered peptone water at 35 degrees C and 42 degrees C. The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns of all six VanA-type Enterococcus faecalis isolates were nearly indistinguishable, indicating the presence of a specific clone in Japan.
Harada
Tetsuya
T
Division of Bacteriology, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka 537-0025, Japan. harada@iph.pref.osaka.jp
Kanki
Masashi
M
Kawai
Takao
T
Taguchi
Masumi
M
Asao
Tsutomu
T
Kumeda
Yuko
Y
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007564:Japan; D010461:Peptones; D011202:Poultry Products / Q000382:microbiology*; D020713:Vancomycin Resistance; D014867:Water
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D010461:Peptones; C071437:VanA ligase, Bacteria; D014867:Water; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases