TABLE 1.

Bacteria used in this study

Strain	esp	vanA	Source of isolation	Reference(s)
E135	−	+	Community surveillance	44, 45
E155	+	+	Hospital outbreak	3, 45
E300	+	+	Hospital outbreak	9, 45
E470	+	+	Hospital outbreak	40, 45
E745	+	+	Hospital outbreak	44, 45
E1165	+	−	Clinical isolate, wound	45
E1172	+	−	Clinical isolate, urine	45
E1176	+	−	Clinical isolate, respiratory tract	45