Early in its evolution, Enterococcus faecium acquired traits that allowed it to become a
successful nosocomial pathogen. E. faecium inherent tenacity to build resistance to …

Genomics and whole genome sequencing (WGS) have the capacity to greatly enhance
knowledge and understanding of infectious diseases and clinical microbiology. The growth …

Enterococci are commensals of the intestinal tract of many animals and humans. Of the
various known and still unnamed new enterococcal species, only isolates of Enterococcus …

Objectives Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) have been increasingly
reported since the 1980s. Despite the high number of published studies about VRE …

In recent years, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been perceived as a technology with
the potential to revolutionise clinical microbiology. Herein, we reviewed the literature on the …

Waterborne diseases have emerged as global health problems and their rapid and sensitive
detection in environmental water samples is of great importance. Bacterial identification and …

Enterococci are major, recalcitrant nosocomial pathogens with a wide repertoire of intrinsic
and acquired resistance determinants and the potential of develo** resistance to all …

Abstract Objectives In Denmark, the incidence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
faecium (VREfm) has increased since 2012. The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Abstract Background The success of Enterococcus faecium and E. faecalis evolving as multi-
resistant nosocomial pathogens is associated with their ability to acquire and share adaptive …

In the context of the global action plan to reduce the dissemination of antibiotic resistances it
is of utmost importance to understand the population structure of resistant endemic bacterial …