Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Agriculture*
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Bacterial Proteins / genetics
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Enterococcus faecium / drug effects*
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Enterococcus faecium / genetics
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Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification
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Humans
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Texas
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Vancomycin / pharmacology*
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Vancomycin Resistance*
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Waste Disposal, Fluid*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacterial Proteins
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Vancomycin