Clonal lineages, antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in vancomycin-resistant Enterococci isolated from fecal samples of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

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TitleClonal lineages, antibiotic resistance and virulence factors in vancomycin-resistant Enterococci isolated from fecal samples of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
Publication TypePapers in Scientific Journals
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsRadhouani 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.
JournalJournal of Wildlife Disease
Volume47
Issue3
Pagination769-73
Date Published2011-07-01
KeywordsRed Foxes, VRE
RightsopenAccess
Peer reviewedyes
Statuspublished

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