Volume 8, Number 6—June 2002
Dispatch
Excretion of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci by Wild Mammals
Table
Isolates of vancomycin-resistant enterococci from wild mammalsa
Isolate identification no. | Vancomycin MIC (mg/L) | Teicoplanin MIC (mg/L) |
---|---|---|
WMb 75 | 64 | 2.0 |
WM 123c | >256 | 1.5–2.0 |
WM 132 | >256 | 6.0 |
WM 150 | >256 | 0.75 |
WM 227c | >256 | 1.5 |
WM 242 | >256 | 2.0 |
B 5022 | >256 | 3 |
B5024 | 96 | 3 |
aAll isolates in this table are Enterococcus faecium, vanA ge ne (polymerase chain reaction).
bAbbreviations used: WM, woodmouse, B, badger.
cGenetically similar by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of macrorestricted chromosomal DNA (differing by two bands).