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. 2012 Jan;78(2):596-8.
doi: 10.1128/AEM.06636-11. Epub 2011 Nov 18.

Enterococcus faecium of the vanA genotype in rural drinking water, effluent, and the aqueous environment

Dearbháile Morris  1 , Sandra Galvin, Fiona Boyle, Paul Hickey, Martina Mulligan, Martin Cormican
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Enterococcus faecium of the vanA genotype in rural drinking water, effluent, and the aqueous environment

Dearbháile Morris et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Total enterococci and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were enumerated in samples of effluent (n = 50) and water (n = 167) from a number of sources. VRE were detected in the outflow of a wastewater treatment plant and in a single rural drinking water supply, suggesting potential for transmission to humans through environmental contamination.

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Comparison of VRE from environmental and clinical sources. From left to right, the columns show the following: percent homology, PFGE profile, sample identifier, sample type, and cluster. CI and CS, clinical isolates; FTE, final treated effluent; R, river water.
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