Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are both of medical and public health importance
associated with serious multidrug-resistant infections and persistent colonization …

Enterococcus species are natural inhabitants of the intestinal tract in humans and animals,
and due to their ubiquity in human and animal feces and their persistence in the …

Enterococci are gastrointestinal commensals whose hardiness allowed them to colonize
very diverse environments, including soils, water, food, and feed. This ability to overcome …

Enterococci belong to the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and they are of importance in foods due
to their involvement in food spoilage and fermentations, as well as their utilisation as …

Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem which threatens modern healthcare globally.
Resistance has traditionally been viewed as a clinical problem, but recently non-clinical …

Twenty-five years ago, isolation of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREm) was
reported both in the UK and in France. Since then, VREm has spread worldwide in hospitals …

Erythromycin and tylosin are commonly used in animal production, and such use is
perceived to contribute to the overall antimicrobial resistance (AR) reservoirs. Quantitative …

Enterococci and staphylococci are frequent contaminants on poultry meat. Enterococcus
faecalis, Enterococcus faecium and Staphylococcus aureus are also well-known aetiological …

Objectives To investigate the diversity of integrons and extended-spectrum β-lactamases
(ESBLs) among Enterobacteriaceae from chickens and swine in Portugal and analyse the …

The increase demand for fresh vegetables is causing an expansion of the market for
minimally processed vegetables along with new recognized food safety problems. To gain …