Enterococcus faecium TIR-Domain Genes Are Part of a Gene Cluster Which Promotes Bacterial Survival in Blood

Enterococcus faecium has undergone a transition to a multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen. The population structure of E. faecium is characterized by a sharp distinction of clades, where the hospital-adapted lineage is primarily responsible for bacteremia. So far, factors that were identified in...

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Main Authors: Theresa M. Wagner, Jessin Janice, Fernanda L. Paganelli, Rob J. Willems, Fatemeh Askarian, Torunn Pedersen, Janetta Top, Carla de Haas, Jos A. van Strijp, Mona Johannessen, Kristin Hegstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1435820
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