Importance of Two Enterococcus faecium Loci Encoding Gls-like Proteins for In Vitro Bile Salts Stress Response and Virulence

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Characterization of theebpfmpilus-encoding operon ofEnterococcus faeciumand its role in biofilm formation and virulence in a murine model of urinary tract infection

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Cotransfer of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and a hylEfm-Containing Virulence Plasmid in Enterococcus faecium

(2009) C. A. Arias et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

SgrA, a Nidogen-Binding LPXTG Surface Adhesin Implicated in Biofilm Formation, and EcbA, a Collagen Binding MSCRAMM, Are Two Novel Adhesins of Hospital-Acquired Enterococcus faecium

(2009) A. P. A. Hendrickx et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The Molecular Alarmone (p)ppGpp Mediates Stress Responses, Vancomycin Tolerance, and Virulence in Enterococcus faecalis

(2009) J. Abranches et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Distribution of Genes Encoding MSCRAMMs and Pili in Clinical and Natural Populations of Enterococcus faecium

(2009) J. Sillanpaa et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Enterococcal Surface Protein Transiently AggravatesEnterococcus faecium–Induced Urinary Tract Infection in Mice

(2009) Masja Leendertse et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs in the 21st Century — A Clinical Super-Challenge

(2009) Cesar A. Arias et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

A Functional Collagen Adhesin Gene, acm, in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus faecium Correlates with the Recent Success of This Emerging Nosocomial Pathogen

(2008) S. R. Nallapareddy et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Contribution of the Collagen Adhesin Acm to Pathogenesis of Enterococcus faecium in Experimental Endocarditis

(2008) S. R. Nallapareddy et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Transferable Capacity for Gastrointestinal Colonization inEnterococcus faeciumin a Mouse Model

(2008) Louis B. Rice et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Expression of two distinct types of pili by a hospital-acquired Enterococcus faecium isolate

(2008) A. P. A. Hendrickx et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Identification and phenotypic characterization of a second collagen adhesin, Scm, and genome-based identification and analysis of 13 other predicted MSCRAMMs, including four distinct pilus loci, in Enterococcus faecium

(2008) J. Sillanpaa et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM