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 …

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 …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major threats to human and animal health
worldwide, yet few high-throughput tools exist to analyse and predict the resistance of a …

Rapid molecular typing of bacterial pathogens is critical for public health epidemiology,
surveillance and infection control, yet routine use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for …

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 …

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

In recent decades, the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance among bacterial
pathogens has become a major threat to public health. Bacteria can acquire antibiotic …

Highlights•Enterococcus faecium is gaining prominence as a nosocomial
pathogen.•Genome expansion is a distinguishing feature of health-care associated E …

Estimating the rates at which bacterial genomes evolve is critical to understanding major
evolutionary and ecological processes such as disease emergence, long-term host …

The Enterococcus genus comprises over 50 species that live as commensal bacteria in the
gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of insects, birds, reptiles, and mammals. Named “entero” to …