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The Many Faces of Enterococcus spp.—Commensal, Probiotic and Opportunistic Pathogen

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2021
Enterococcus spp. are Gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic cocci, which are found in the intestinal flora and, less frequently, in the vagina or mouth. Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are the most common species found in humans.
Beata Krawczyk   +2 more
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The Enterococcus: a Model of Adaptability to Its Environment

open access: yesClinical Microbiology Reviews, 2019
The genus Enterococcus comprises a ubiquitous group of Gram-positive bacteria that are of great relevance to human health for their role as major causative agents of health care-associated infections.
Monica Garcia-Solache, Louis B Rice
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The Genus Enterococcus: Between Probiotic Potential and Safety Concerns—An Update

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2018
A considerable number of strains belonging to different species of Enterococcus are highly competitive due to their resistance to wide range of pH and temperature. Their competitiveness is also owed to their ability to produce bacteriocins recognized for
Walid Mottawea   +2 more
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Enterococcus

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 2012
Enterococci have a variety of intrinsic antibiotic resistances, and also they can acquire new antibiotic resistance determinants including mutated ligase genes such as VanA or VanB. The increased prevalence and dissemination of multidrug-resistant Enterococci (i.e., Vancomycin resistant Enterococci: VRE) worldwide have resulted in a major decrease in ...
Lúcia Martins Teixeira   +1 more
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Gastric acid suppression promotes alcoholic liver disease by inducing overgrowth of intestinal Enterococcus

open access: yesNature Communications, 2017
Chronic liver disease is rising in western countries and liver cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death worldwide. Simultaneously, use of gastric acid suppressive medications is increasing.
Cristina Llorente   +2 more
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Enterococcus gastritis

Human Pathology, 2003
Helicobacter pylori infection is the most common cause of gastritis with its associated sequelae. Gastritis secondary to other bacteria is rare. This report describes Enterococcus-associated gastritis in a 59-year-old diabetic man. Nine months after receiving treatment for H. pylori-associated gastritis, he underwent endoscopy to confirm H.
Hala M T, El-Zimaity   +5 more
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