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Abundance and diversity of plasmid-associated genes among clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecalis.
Plasmid - 1 Nov 2013
Wardal Ewa, Gawryszewska Iwona, Hryniewicz Waleria, Sadowy Ewa
Abstract excerpt
Enterococcus faecalis, a normal compound of the human intestinal microbiome, plays an important role in hospital-acquired infections. Plasmids make a significant contribution to the acquisition of the novel traits such as antimicrobial resistance and virulence by this pathogen. The study investigated the plasmid content and the diversity of plasmid-associated genes in a group of 152 hospital isolates of E....
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