Table 1.

Characteristics of the vanA-containing Enterococcus recovered from song thrush.

Enterococcus strain	MIC (mg/L)*		Resistant phenotype**	Genes or transposon sequences detected
	Vancomycin	Teicoplanin
E. faecium ST41A	>128	64	ERY; TET; QD	erm(B), tet(L) + tet(M), Tn916, Tn5397
E. faecium ST41B	>128	64	ERY; TET; CIP; CHL	erm(B), tet(L)
E. hirae ST45A	>128	64	ERY; TET; CIP	erm(B), tet(L) + tet(M), Tn916,Tn5397
E. durans ST45B	>128	64	ERY; TET; CIP	erm(B) , tet(L)

^*MIC, minimal inhibitory concentration.

^**ERY, erythromycin; QD, quinupristin-dalfopristin; TET, tetracycline; CIP, ciprofloxacin; CHL, chloramphenicol.