Molecular characterization of vanA-containing Enterococcus from migratory birds: song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Braz. j. microbiol
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43(3): 1026-1029, July-Sept. 2012. tab
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ABSTRACT
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were detected in two faecal samples (1.3%) of song thrush in Portugal. vanA isolates showed high level vancomycin/teicoplanin resistance, as well as resistance to ciprofloxacin, quinupristin-dalfopristin and cloranfenicol. Thrush can be a reservoir of VRE and transmit these resistant bacteria to other animals including humans.
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Main subject:
Birds
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In Vitro Techniques
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Vancomycin
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Songbirds
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Portugal
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro/PT
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