Bacterial size matters: Multiple mechanisms controlling septum cleavage and diplococcus formation are critical for the virulence of the opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis.

Bacterial size matters: Multiple mechanisms controlling septum cleavage and diplococcus formation are critical for the virulence of the opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis.

Enterococcus faecalis is an opportunistic pathogen frequently isolated in clinical settings. This organism is intrinsically resistant to several clinically relevant antibiotics and can transfer resistance to other pathogens. Although E. faecalis has emerged as a major nosocomial pathogen, the mechan...

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Main Authors: Bartłomiej Salamaga, Tomasz K Prajsnar, Ana Jareño-Martinez, Joost Willemse, Martin A Bewley, Françoise Chau, Tassadit Ben Belkacem, Annemarie H Meijer, David H Dockrell, Stephen A Renshaw, Stéphane Mesnage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006526

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006526

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