MicrobiologybioRxiv
Transcriptomic and rRNA:rDNA signatures of environmental vs. enteric Enterococcus faecalis isolates under oligotrophic freshwater conditions
B. Suttner, M. Kim, E. R. Johnston…·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.
DOI 10.1128/spectrum.00817-21