The Making of a Pathogen

Publication date: 14 June 2017
Source:Cell Host & Microbe, Volume 21, Issue 6
Author(s): Kim Lewis, Mariaelena Caboni
Enterococci are opportunistic pathogens, hard to eradicate because of their unusually robust resistance to antibiotics, disinfectants, and desiccation. In recent work, Lebreton et al. (2017) show that traits promoting survival in hospitals were acquired upon adaptation to terrestrial life when Enterococci split from marine ancestors 400 million years ago.

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Enterococci are opportunistic pathogens, hard to eradicate because of their unusually robust resistance to antibiotics, disinfectants, and desiccation. In recent work, Lebreton et al. (2017) show that traits promoting survival in hospitals were acquired upon adaptation to terrestrial life when Enterococci split from marine ancestors 400 million years ago.


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