Environmental contamination with vancomycin-resistant enterococci from hospital sewage in Portugal

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作者：

Novais, C

Coque, TM

Ferreira, H

Sousa, JC

Peixe, L

机构：

[1] Univ Porto, Fac Farm, Microbiol Lab, REQUMITE, P-4050 Oporto, Portugal

[2] Hosp Univ Ramon & Cajal, Microbiol Serv, Madrid, Spain

[3] Univ Fernando Pessoa, Fac Ciencias Saude, Oporto, Portugal

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APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2005年 / 71卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1128/AEM.71.6.3364-3368.2005

中图分类号：

Q81 [生物工程学（生物技术）]; Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) were detected in samples of sewage obtained downstream of hospitals of the Porto area in Portugal, and in samples from the Douro Estuary. Clonal analysis, Tn1546 typing, and presence of putative virulence traits indicate the clinical origin of these isolates. This observation highlights the importance of hospital sewage in the VRE contamination of the environment.

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页码：3364 / 3368

页数：5

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