A variant enterococcal surface protein Esp(fm) in Enterococcus faecium; distribution among food,commensal, medical,and environmental isolates |
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Authors: | Eaton Tracy J Gasson Michael J |
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Affiliation: | Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, NR4 7UA, Norwich, UK. tracy.eaton@bbsrc.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | Enterococci are increasingly important causes of nosocomial disease. Also, they are associated with food and have a history of use as dairy starter and probiotic cultures. An enterococcal surface protein Esp(fs) is involved the virulence and biofilm-forming capacity of Enterococcus faecalis and recently we demonstrated the presence of a homologue Esp(fm) in E. faecium. Here we describe the complete structure of Esp(fm) and demonstrate that its distribution in E. faecium correlates with disease associated strains from a range of pathological sites. |
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Keywords: | esp Incidence Sequence Environment Medical Enterococcus faecium |
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