Fitness cost of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium plasmids associated with hospital infection outbreaks
A. P. Tedim, V. F. Lanza, C. M. Rodriguez, A. R. Freitas, C. Novais, L. Peixe, F. Baquero, T. M. COQUE
The paper analyzes the fitness cost and stability of vancomycin-resistant plasmids in Enterococcus faecium and E. faecalis, showing reduced host fitness and plasmid stability under selective pressure.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2021Microbiology