Genome-based insights into the evolution of enterococci

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 527-532

  van Schaik, W ^a   Willems, R J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Genomics; Review

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROSEQUENCING; REVIEW; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM;

EID: 77953955787     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03201.x     Document Type: Review

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