| vancomycin-resistant enterococcus faecium with vana gene isolated for the first time from wildlife in slovakia. | corvids have been identified as an important vector of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (vre) in several european countries. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of vre in wildlife in slovakia and to characterize vana-carrying vre. at the beginning of 2013, we collected 287 fecal samples of common raven (corvus corax) in petrovce and 99 fecal samples of rooks (corvus frugilegus) in kosice. samples were cultured selectively on slanetz-bartley agar with vancomycin and screened for va ... | 2016 | 26675586 |