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Functional genomic analysis of bile salt resistance in Enterococcus faecium
1 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Enterococcus faecium is a Gram-positive commensal bacterium of the mammalian intestinal tract. In the last two decades it has also emerged as a multi-resistant nosocomial pathogen. In order to survive in and colonize the human intestinal tract E. faecium must resist the deleterious actions of bile. The molecular mechanisms exploited by this bacterium to tolerate bile are as yet unexplored. RESULTS: In...
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