학술논문
Apparent nosocomial adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis predates the modern hospital era
Document Type
article
Author
Anna K. Pöntinen; Janetta Top; Sergio Arredondo-Alonso; Gerry Tonkin-Hill; Ana R. Freitas; Carla Novais; Rebecca A. Gladstone; Maiju Pesonen; Rodrigo Meneses; Henri Pesonen; John A. Lees; Dorota Jamrozy; Stephen D. Bentley; Val F. Lanza; Carmen Torres; Luisa Peixe; Teresa M. Coque; Julian Parkhill; Anita C. Schürch; Rob J. L. Willems; Jukka Corander
Source
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2041-1723
Abstract
Enterococcus faecalis is a commensal microorganism of animals, insects and humans, but also a nosocomial pathogen. Here, the authors analyse genomic sequences from E. faecalis isolates from animals and humans, and find that the last common ancestors of multiple hospital-associated lineages date to the pre-antibiotic era.