Genomic diversification of enterococci in hosts: The role of the mobilome

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue MAR, 2012, Pages

  Santagati, Maria ^a   Campanile, Floriana ^a   Stefani, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; E. Faecium; Enterococci; Faecalis; Genomic; Host specificity; Mobile genetics elements; Population analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869096938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00095     Document Type: Article

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