Title | Clonal lineages, antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in vancomycin-resistant Enterococci isolated from fecal samples of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) |
Publication Type | Papers in Scientific Journals |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Radhouani H., Igrejas G., Carvalho C., Pinto L., Gonçalves A., López M., Sargo R., Cardoso L., Martinho A., Rego V., Rodrigues J., Torres C., and Poeta P. |
Abstract | Fourteen vanA-containing enterococcal isolates were detected in seven of 52 fecal samples (13.5%) from free-ranging red foxes in Portugal. Nine of the vanA-containing isolates were Enterococcus faecium and five were E. durans. Both sequence types, ST262 and ST273, were identified among E. faecium isolates. |
Journal | Journal of Wildlife Disease |
Volume | 47 |
Issue | 3 |
Pagination | 769-73 |
Date Published | 2011-07-01 |
Keywords | Red Foxes, VRE |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |