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Genome-Wide Mutagenesis Identifies Factors Involved in Enterococcus faecalis Vaginal Adherence and Persistence.
Infection and immunity - 18 Sept 2020
Alhajjar Norhan, Chatterjee Anushila, Spencer Brady L, Burcham Lindsey R, Willett Julia L E, Dunny Gary M, Duerkop Breck A, Doran Kelly S
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Enterococcus faecalis is a Gram-positive commensal bacterium native to the gastrointestinal tract and an opportunistic pathogen of increasing clinical concern. E. faecalis also colonizes the female reproductive tract, and reports suggest vaginal colonization increases following antibiotic treatment or in patients with aerobic vaginitis. Currently, little is known about specific factors that promote E. faecalis...
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