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Genome-based characterization of hospital-adapted Enterococcus faecalis lineages.
Nature microbiology - 8 Feb 2016
Raven Kathy E, Reuter Sandra, Gouliouris Theodore, Reynolds Rosy, Russell Julie E, Brown Nicholas M, Török M Estée, Parkhill Julian, Peacock Sharon J
Abstract excerpt
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREfs) is an important nosocomial pathogen(1,2). We undertook whole genome sequencing of E. faecalis associated with bloodstream infection in the UK and Ireland over more than a decade to determine the population structure and genetic associations with hospital adaptation. Three lineages predominated in the population, two of which (L1 and L2) were nationally...
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