| Title | Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Raw Milk |
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| Author | Sung-Sook Choi 1 , Bong-Su Kim 2 , and Nam-Joo Ha * |
| Address | *Department of Pharmacy, Sahmyook University, Seoul 139-742, Korea; 1 Department of Food Science, Sahmyook College, Seoul 139-742, Korea; 2 Laboratory |
| Bibliography | Journal of Microbiology, 40(2),170-172, 2002, |
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| Key Words | vancomycin-resistant, enterococci, Vitek system, PCR analysis |
| 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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