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

Morris, D.
Galvin, S.
Boyle, F.
Hickey, P.
Mulligan, M.
Cormican, M.
Citation
Morris, D. Galvin, S.; Boyle, F.; Hickey, P.; Mulligan, M.; Cormican, M. (2011). Enterococcus faecium of the vana genotype in rural drinking water, effluent, and the aqueous environment. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78 (2), 596-598
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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Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publisher DOI
10.1128/aem.06636-11
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland