Enterococcus faecium
Genetics and Molecular Biology2CS-CHXT Operon Signature of Chlorhexidine Tolerance among Enterococcus faecium IsolatesChlorhexidine is one of the substances included in the World Health Organization’s list of essential medicines, which comprises the safest and most effective medicines needed in global health systems. Although it has been widely applied as a disinfectant and antiseptic in health care (skin, hands, mouthwashes, eye drops) since the 1950s, its use in hospitals to prevent nosocomial infections has increased worldwide in recent years. Here...
Evolutionary and Genomic MicrobiologyA Type I Restriction-Modification System Associated with Enterococcus faecium Subspecies SeparationEnterococcus faecium is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections around the world. Rising antibiotic resistance in certain E. faecium lineages leaves fewer treatment options. The overarching aim of this work was to determine whether restriction-modification (R-M) systems contribute to the...
- Public Health MicrobiologyDogs Are a Reservoir of Ampicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Lineages Associated with Human Infections