Enterococcus durans VanB

VanB-VanC1 Enterococcus gallinarum, Italy

Virtually all practices had a computer (79 [99%] of 80), Internet access (70 [88%] of 80), and email (53 [75%] of 71). Most (68 [91%] of 75) were comfortable using a Webbased application to submit case reports. However, because Internet access and email may not be universal, multiple modes of communication must be utilized. Furthermore, of 81 respondents, 29 (36%) indicated lack of time, and 24...

Diarrhea associated with Enterococcus durans in calves.

Transferable, plasmid-mediated vanB-type glycopeptide resistance in Enterococcus faecium.

An approximately 60-kb transferable, vanB-carrying plasmid has been identified in a clinical Enterococcus faecium strain. A similar plasmid has been observed in an unrelated E. faecium strain, suggesting that plasmid transfer of vanB operons occurs in nature and plays a role in the dissemination of VanB-type resistance among strains of E. faecium.

VanB phenotype-vanA genotype Enterococcus faecium with heterogeneous expression

Effect of various growth media upon survival during storage of freeze-dried Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus durans.

AIMS The effects of three different growth media (MRS, M17 and Lee's) on survival during freeze-drying and subsequent storage of six strains of Enterococcus faecalis and two strains of E. durans were investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Distinct Enterococcus spp. strains were grown on M17, MRS and Lee's broth, freeze-dried and stored at 20 degrees C in air under darkness. At regular intervals th...