Apparent nosocomial adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis predates the modern hospital era

Apparent nosocomial adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis predates the modern hospital era

Enterococcus faecalis is a commensal microorganism of animals, insects and humans, but also a nosocomial pathogen. Here, the authors analyse genomic sequences from E. faecalis isolates from animals and humans, and find that the last common ancestors of multiple hospital-associated lineages date to t...

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Main Authors: Anna K. Pöntinen, Janetta Top, Sergio Arredondo-Alonso, Gerry Tonkin-Hill, Ana R. Freitas, Carla Novais, Rebecca A. Gladstone, Maiju Pesonen, Rodrigo Meneses, Henri Pesonen, John A. Lees, Dorota Jamrozy, Stephen D. Bentley, Val F. Lanza, Carmen Torres, Luisa Peixe, Teresa M. Coque, Julian Parkhill, Anita C. Schürch, Rob J. L. Willems, Jukka Corander
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7681bee6cee34c6d8a4c06f210f980be
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