title: Environmental dissemination of vanA-containing Enterococcus faecium strains belonging to hospital-associated clonal lineages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andrey G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Sacramento
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Louise T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Cerdeira
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lara M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Branch, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rosemeire C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Zanella
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.affiliation: Environmental Company of São Paulo State (CETESB), São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria I Z
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Emanuela A S
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Natasha P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Roberto
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Elsa M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Mamizuka
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Analysis, School of Pharmacy, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil lincopan@usp.br.
authors.forename: Nilton
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lincopan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001938:Brazil; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005838:Genotype; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D058889:Molecular Typing; D045483:Rivers / Q000382:microbiology*; D065507:Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C071437:VanA ligase, Bacteria; D019729:Carbon-Oxygen Ligases