TABLE 3.

Presence of vanA or vanB mRNAs (as detected by RT-PCR) in 7-, 14-, and 28-day-old VBNC cells from clinical and veterinary VRE isolates^a

Strain	Genotype	mRNA from cells maintained in the VBNC state for:
		7 days	14 days	28 days
Noninduced E. faecalis V583	vanB	−b	−	NDe
Induced E. faecalis V583	vanB	+c	+	+
E. faecalis EFV1	vanA	+	+	+
E. faecalis VREa-13	vanA	+	+	+
E. faecium EFAV-3	vanB	+	+	±d
E. faecium EFAV-15	vanA	±	−	−
E. faecium VREa-36	vanA	+	±	−

^aExperiments were performed in triplicate.

^b−, absence of amplification products in all experiments.

^c+, presence of the amplification products in three out of three experiments.

^d±, presence of the amplification products in one or two out of three experiments.

^eND, not determined.