Last Bacteria Standing: VREfm Persistence in the Hospitalized Gut

ABSTRACT Enterococci are gram-positive, gastrointestinal (GI) tract commensal bacteria that have recently evolved into multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogens. Enterococci are intrinsically hardy, meaning that they can thrive in challenging environments and outlast other commensal bacteria. Further...

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Main Authors: Madison E. Stellfox, Daria Van Tyne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00670-22