Detection of vanA-Containing Enterococcus Species in Faecal Microbiota of Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata)

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis, E. faecium and E. durans isolates with the genotype vanA were detected in 7 of 118 faecal samples (5.9%) of natural gilthead seabream recovered off the coast of Portugal, and one vancomycin-resistant isolate/sample was further characterized. The genes erm(...

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Main Authors: Barros, Joana, Andrade, Margarida, Radhouani, Hajer, López, Maria, Igrejas, Gilberto, Poeta, Patricia, Torres, Carmen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology/The Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103562/