Role of mobile DNA in the evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis.

Paulsen, I T

Role of mobile DNA in the evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis. [electronic resource] - Science (New York, N.Y.) Mar 2003 - 2071-4 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

1095-9203

10.1126/science.1080613 doi


Adhesins, Bacterial--genetics
Bacterial Adhesion
Bacterial Proteins--genetics
Biological Evolution
Carrier Proteins--genetics
Chromosomes, Bacterial--genetics
Conjugation, Genetic
Conserved Sequence
DNA Transposable Elements
Digestive System--microbiology
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Enterococcus faecalis--drug effects
Gene Transfer, Horizontal
Genome, Bacterial
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections--microbiology
Humans
Interspersed Repetitive Sequences
Lysogeny
Open Reading Frames
Oxidative Stress
Plasmids
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Synteny
Vancomycin Resistance--genetics
Virulence--genetics
Virulence Factors--genetics