Extracellular Electron Transfer Powers Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm Metabolism

Enterococci are important human commensals and significant opportunistic pathogens. Biofilm-related enterococcal infections, such as endocarditis, urinary tract infections, wound and surgical site infections, and medical device-associated infections, often become chronic upon the formation of biofil...

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Main Authors: Damien Keogh, Ling Ning Lam, Lucinda E. Doyle, Artur Matysik, Shruti Pavagadhi, Shivshankar Umashankar, Pui Man Low, Jennifer L. Dale, Yiyang Song, Sean Pin Ng, Chris B. Boothroyd, Gary M. Dunny, Sanjay Swarup, Rohan B. H. Williams, Enrico Marsili, Kimberly A. Kline, Lynn E. Hancock, Scott J. Hultgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-04-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/2/e00626-17