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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2006, p. 3072-3073, Vol. 72, No. 4
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.4.3072-3073.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Absence of VanA- and VanB-Containing Enterococci in Poultry Raised on Nonintensive Production Farms in Brazil

Diego Batista Xavier, Francisco Ernesto Moreno Bernal, and Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida*

Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil

Received 14 December 2005/ Accepted 6 February 2006

We examined cloacal samples from poultry raised on nonintensive production farms in Brazil for the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. No VanA- or VanB-containing enterococci were identified in a total of 200 cloacal swabs. The most prevalent species were Enterococcus gallinarum (vanC1; 13.0%) and E. casseliflavus (vanC2/3; 5.5%).

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Microbiologia Molecular & Biotecnología, Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, C. Postal 04508, CEP 70910-900 Brasília-DF, Brazil. Phone: (55) 61 33073512. Fax: (55) 61 32736593. E-mail: titze{at}unb.br.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, April 2006, p. 3072-3073, Vol. 72, No. 4
0099-2240/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.72.4.3072-3073.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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