Conditionally essential genes for survival during starvation in Enterococcus faecium E745

Conditionally essential genes for survival during starvation in Enterococcus faecium E745

Abstract Background The nosocomial pathogen Enterococcus faecium can survive for prolonged periods of time on surfaces in the absence of nutrients. This trait is thought to contribute to the ability of E. faecium to spread among patients in hospitals. There is currently a lack of data on the mechani...

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Main Authors: Vincent de Maat, Sergio Arredondo-Alonso, Rob J. L. Willems, Willem van Schaik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Enterococcus faecium
Starvation
Stress response
Functional genomics
Tn-seq
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-06984-2

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