Enterococcal linear plasmids adapt to Enterococcus faecium and spread within multidrug-resistant clades.
Y. Hashimoto, M. Suzuki, S. Kobayashi, Y. Hirahara, T. Nomura, J. Kurushima, H. Hirakawa, K. Tanimoto, H. Tomita
This study identifies enterococcal linear plasmids that spread AMR genes through horizontal transfer and contribute to multidrug resistance in Enterococcus faecium.
bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology