Enterococcus faecium: evolution, adaptation, pathogenesis and emerging therapeutics

The opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecium colonizes humans and a wide range of animals, endures numerous stresses, resists antibiotic treatment and stubbornly persists in clinical environments. The widespread application of antibiotics in hospitals and agriculture has contributed to the emerge...

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Published in:	Nature reviews. Microbiology Vol. 22; no. 11; pp. 705 - 721
Main Authors:	Wei, Yahan, Palacios Araya, Dennise, Palmer, Kelli L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.11.2024 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	631/326/22/1434 631/326/41/2530 631/326/41/2531 631/326/421 Adaptation Adaptation, Physiological Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Antibiotic resistance Antibiotics Biological Evolution Biomedical and Life Sciences Colonization Enterococcus faecium Enterococcus faecium - drug effects Enterococcus faecium - genetics Enterococcus faecium - physiology Evolution Genes Genomes Genomics Gram-positive bacteria Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Hospitals Humans Infectious Diseases Life Sciences Medical Microbiology Microbiology Mutation Nosocomial infection Nosocomial infections Opportunist infection Parasitology Pathogenesis Pathogens Phylogenetics Review Article Vancomycin Vancomycin Resistance Virology
ISSN:	1740-1526, 1740-1534, 1740-1534
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