Transcriptomic and rRNA:rDNA signatures of environmental vs. enteric Enterococcus faecalis isolates under oligotrophic freshwater conditions
B. Suttner, M. Kim, E. R. Johnston, L. Orellana, C. A. Ruiz-Perez, L. M. Rodriguez-R, J. Hatt, J. Brown, J. W. Santo Domingo, K. T. Konstantinidis
This study compares survival strategies of environmental and enteric E. faecalis isolates under freshwater conditions, finding similar decay rates but distinct rRNA:rDNA ratios and limited evidence of habitat adaptation.
bioRxiv · May 4, 2021Microbiology