Agricultural Origins of a Highly Persistent Lineage of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis in New Zealand

2019/04/26 by Rowena Rushton-Green, Rachel L. Darnell, George Taiaroa +3 · 1 voice · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus #Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1128/aem.00137-19

openalex publication_date 2019/04/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

Historical antimicrobial use in NZ agriculture has driven the evolution of ST108, a VRE lineage carrying a range of clinically relevant antimicrobial resistances. The persistence of this lineage in NZ for over a decade indicates that coselection may be an important stabilizing mechanism for its persistence.

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Discussions

• More space=less disease=less need for #Antibiotics Sounds great right?💡 BUT even with low antibiotic use, #AMR still exists in New Zealand farming—especially in pigs, poultry, & dairy. E.g., vancomyc [bsky, 2 points, 1 comments]

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