[HTML][HTML] The Many Faces of Enterococcus spp.—Commensal, Probiotic and Opportunistic Pathogen

B Krawczyk, P Wityk, M Gałęcka, M Michalik - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Enterococcus spp. are Gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic cocci, which are found in the
intestinal flora and, less frequently, in the vagina or mouth. Enterococcus faecalis and …

Mobile oxazolidinone resistance genes in Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

S Schwarz, W Zhang, XD Du, H Krüger… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - journals.asm.org
Seven mobile oxazolidinone resistance genes, including cfr, cfr (B), cfr (C), cfr (D), cfr (E),
optrA, and poxtA, have been identified to date. The cfr genes code for 23S rRNA methylases …

Characterization and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Enterococcus Species Isolated from Nosocomial Infections in a Saudi Tertiary Care Hospital over a Ten …

A Al Bshabshe, A Algarni, Y Shabi, A Alwahhabi… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The Enterococcus genus is a common cause of nosocomial infections, with
vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) posing a significant treatment challenge. Method …

Antibiotic susceptibility and genome analysis of Enterococcus species isolated from inpatients in one hospital with no apparent outbreak of vancomycin‐resistant …

A Fujii, M Kawada‐Matsuo… - Microbiology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To prevent nosocomial infection, it is important to screen for potential vancomycin‐resistant
Enterococcus (VRE) among patients. In this study, we analyzed enterococcal isolates from …

Occurrence of multidrug‐resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from environmental samples

LDR Dos Santos, JPR Furlan, IFL Gallo… - Letters in Applied …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Enterococcus species are present in the microbiota of humans and animals and have also
been described in the environment. Among the species, Enterococcus faecium is one of the …

Comprehensive insight into anti-staphylococcal and anti-enterococcal action of brominated and chlorinated pyrazine-based chalcones

K Konečná, A Diepoltová, P Holmanová… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The greatest threat and medicinal impact within gram-positive pathogens are posed by two
bacterial genera, Staphylococcus and Enterococcus. Chalcones have a wide range of …

Distribution and association of antimicrobial resistance and virulence characteristics in Enterococcus spp. isolates from captive Asian elephants in China

J Yang, Y Chen, Z Dong, W Zhang, L Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Enterococcus spp., as an opportunistic pathogen, are widely distributed in the environment
and the gastrointestinal tracts of both humans and animals. Captive Asian elephants …

Risk factors and outcome associated with the acquisition of MDR linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium: a report from tertiary care centre

V Rani, NK Aye, R Saksena, KC Dabi… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Objective The aim of the study was to determine the resistance profile of linezolid-resistant
Enterococcus faecium (LREfm) and to investigate risk factors and outcomes associated with …

Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates from Pakistan: a genomic analysis

SAR Nasir, M Zeeshan, N Ghanchi, N Saeed… - BMC microbiology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium (LRE) is a global priority
pathogen. Thirteen LRE were reported from clinical specimens between November 2021 …

Detection and molecular characterization of VRE isolates in Slovakia from stool samples positive for Clostridioides difficile toxins

J Kuzma, L Palcová, J Timko, V Bastová… - Folia Microbiologica, 2022 - Springer
The study aimed to identify colonized patients as a possible source of eventual VRE
(vancomycin-resistant enterococci) infection from stool samples positive for glutamate …