A Genomic Snapshot of Antibiotic-ResistantEnterococcus faecalis within Public Hospital Environments in South Africa

Enterococci are among the most common opportunistic hospital pathogens. This study used whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and bioinformatics to determine the antibiotic resistome, mobile genetic elements, clone and phylogenetic relationship of Enterococcus faecalis isolated from hospital environments in...

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Main Authors: Christiana O. Shobo, Daniel G. Amoako, Mushal Allam, Arshad Ismail, Sabiha Y. Essack, Linda A. Bester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/6639983