Journal of Microbiology

Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Raw Milk: Sung-Sook Choi , Bong-Su Kim , Nam-Joo Ha; J. Microbiol. 2002;40(2):170-172.

Abstract: To determine the occurrence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci in a raw milk sample, raw milk samples were examined for a period of 6 months. Enterococci were isolated directly from Enterococcal selective agar plates supplemented with 2 mg of vancomycin per liter. Nineteen strains were selected and identified by applying the Vitek system. To determine resistance patterns, 19 isolates were tested with vancomycin and teicoplanin. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci were genotyped by using a PCR analysis and 5 out of 19 isolates were of the VanC type.

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