Insertion sequence-driven diversification creates a globally dispersed emerging multiresistant subspecies of E. faecium.

Insertion sequence-driven diversification creates a globally dispersed emerging multiresistant subspecies of E. faecium.

Enterococcus faecium, an ubiquous colonizer of humans and animals, has evolved in the last 15 years from an avirulent commensal to the third most frequently isolated nosocomial pathogen among intensive care unit patients in the United States. E. faecium combines multidrug resistance with the potenti...

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Main Authors: Helen L Leavis, Rob J L Willems, Willem J B van Wamel, Frank H Schuren, Martien P M Caspers, Marc J M Bonten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030007

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030007

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