The genus Enterococcus comprises a ubiquitous group of Gram-positive bacteria that are of
great relevance to human health for their role as major causative agents of health care …

Enterococci are unusually well adapted for survival and persistence in a variety of adverse
environments, including on inanimate surfaces in the hospital environment and at sites of …

Immediately after birth, newborn babies experience rapid colonization by microorganisms
from their mothers and the surrounding environment. Diseases in childhood and later in life …

The role of food‐producing environments in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) in EU plant‐based food production, terrestrial animals (poultry, cattle and …

Enterococcus species are natural inhabitants of the intestinal tract in humans and animals,
and due to their ubiquity in human and animal feces and their persistence in the …

Enterococci are Gram-positive bacteria that are found in plants, soil and as commensals of
the gastrointestinal tract of humans, mammals, and insects. Despite their commensal nature …

Enterococcus faecalis is a commensal and nosocomial pathogen, which is also ubiquitous
in animals and insects, representing a classical generalist microorganism. Here, we study E …

We examined the evolutionary history of leading multidrug resistant hospital pathogens, the
enterococci, to their origin hundreds of millions of years ago. Our goal was to understand …

Purpose Loss of colonization resistance within the gastrointestinal microbiome facilitates the
expansion of pathogens and has been associated with death and infection in select …

The genus Enterococcus consists of facultative Gram-positive cocci that have been isolated
from a variety of animals, plants and environmental sources. Although fifty-eight species …