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Enterococcus faecium of the <i>vanA</i> Genotype in Rural Drinking Water, Effluent, and the Aqueous Environment
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Enterococcus FaeciumAntibiotic ResistanceDrug ResistanceMicrobial EcologyEnvironmental MicrobiologyInfection ControlAqueous EnvironmentAntimicrobial ResistanceHealth SciencesRural Drinking WaterVancomycin-resistant EnterococciWastewater Treatment PlantClinical MicrobiologyAntimicrobial SusceptibilityMicrobial ContaminationAntibioticsTotal EnterococciMicrobiologyMedicineQuantitative MicrobiologyMicrobial Risk Assessment
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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