Pathogenicity of Enterococci

摘要: Enterococci are unusually well adapted for survival and persistence in a variety of adverse environments, including on inanimate surfaces the hospital environment at sites infection. This intrinsic ruggedness undoubtedly played role providing opportunities enterococci to interact with other overtly drug-resistant microbes acquire additional resistances mobile elements. The rapid rise antimicrobial resistance among hospital-adapted has rendered hospital-acquired infections leading therapeutic challenge. With about quarter genome DNA conveyed by elements, there many more properties that have been acquired help persist spread setting cause diseases yet be defined. Much remains learned these ancient rugged microbes, particularly area pathogenic mechanisms involved human diseases.