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While the\n                    <jats:italic>optrA<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene has been increasingly identified in humans and animals, its presence in the environmental sector remains poorly studied, especially in South America. This study aimed to investigate and characterize linezolid resistance genes in isolates of\n                    <jats:italic>Enterococcus faecium<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Enterococcus faecalis<\/jats:italic>\n                    obtained from aquatic ecosystems in 51 cities in the state of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil. Phenotypic, molecular, and genomic analyses were used for this proposal. Accordingly, 181\n                    <jats:italic>Enterococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates were obtained, with 67 (37%) harboring the\n                    <jats:italic>optrA<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene. Most isolates exhibited multidrug resistance, and the minimum inhibitory concentration to linezolid ranged from 0.5 to &gt;\u200964\u00a0mg\/L. Several virulence genes and plasmid replicons were observed, with\n                    <jats:italic>gelE<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>rep<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>9<\/jats:sub>\n                    being most prevalent, respectively. Ten isolates co-harbored the\n                    <jats:italic>optrA<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>poxtA<\/jats:italic>\n                    genes and belonged to the known sequence type (ST) 1221 (\n                    <jats:italic>E. faecium<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) and ST283, ST253, ST234, and ST1230 (\n                    <jats:italic>E. faecalis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ), as well as to the new ST3018, ST3022, ST3026, and ST3027 (\n                    <jats:italic>E. faecium<\/jats:italic>\n                    ), and ST2126 (\n                    <jats:italic>E. faecalis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ). Moreover, one\n                    <jats:italic>E. faecium<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolate (EW1587) carried\n                    <jats:italic>optrA<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>poxtA<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>cfr<\/jats:italic>\n                    (D) genes and, therefore, was submitted to genomic characterization. Isolate EW1587 belonged to ST54 and was closely related to an animal-derived Brazilian strain. In silico analysis predicted that\n                    <jats:italic>optrA<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>poxtA<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>and cfr<\/jats:italic>\n                    (D) genes were plasmid-borne, whereas in vitro stability tests demonstrated that these genes remained stable for 30 days. These results highlight the environmental spread of transferable oxazolidinone resistance genes, with\n                    <jats:italic>E. faecium<\/jats:italic>\n                    ST54 co-carrying\n                    <jats:italic>optrA<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>poxtA<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>cfr<\/jats:italic>\n                    (D) genes. 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