Julia A Schwartzman, Francois Lebreton, Rauf Salamzade, Terrance Shea, Melissa J Martin, Katharina Schaufler, Aysun Urhan, Thomas Abeel, Ilana L B C Camargo, Bruna F Sgardioli, Janira Prichula, Ana Paula Guedes Frazzon, Gonzalo Giribet, Daria Van Tyne, Gregg Treinish, Charles J Innis, Jaap A Wagenaar, Ryan M Whipple, Abigail L Manson, Ashlee M Earl, Michael S Gilmore
Enterococci are gut microbes of most land animals. Likely appearing first in the guts of arthropods as they moved onto land, they diversified over hundreds of millions of years adapting to evolving hosts and host diets. Over 60 enterococcal species are now known. Two species, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium, are common constituents of the human microbiome. They are also now leading causes of multidrug-resistant hospital-associated infection. The basis for host association of enterococcal species is unknown...
March 5, 2024: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America