Persistence of animal and human glycopeptide-resistant enterococci on two Norwegian poultry farms formerly exposed to avoparcin is associated with a widespread plasmid-mediated vanA element within a polyclonal enterococcus faecium population.
PMID: 156401832005Norway
Key Findings
The study identified a plasmid-mediated vanA element associated with glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium on Norwegian poultry farms, highlighting the persistence of resistance despite the ban on avoparcin.
1gene entry
0mutation entries
AMR Genes
| Gene Name | Alleles | Encodes | Confers Resistance To | Organisms | Database | Validation Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vanA | 1 | glycopeptide resistance | vancomycin |
| Reslit | - |