Complete genome sequence of <it>Enterococcus faecium</it> strain TX16 and comparative genomic analysis of <it>Enterococcus faecium</it> genomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Enterococci are among the leading causes of hospital-acquired infections in the United States and Europe, with <it>Enterococcus faecalis</it> and <it>Enterococcus faecium</it> being the two most common species...

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Main Authors: Qin Xiang, Galloway-Peña Jessica R, Sillanpaa Jouko, Roh Jung, Nallapareddy Sreedhar R, Chowdhury Shahreen, Bourgogne Agathe, Choudhury Tina, Muzny Donna M, Buhay Christian J, Ding Yan, Dugan-Rocha Shannon, Liu Wen, Kovar Christie, Sodergren Erica, Highlander Sarah, Petrosino Joseph F, Worley Kim C, Gibbs Richard A, Weinstock George M, Murray Barbara E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/135