Genomes of a major nosocomial pathogen Enterococcus faecium are shaped by adaptive evolution of the chromosome and plasmidome
Sergio Arredondo-Alonso, Janetta Top, Anita C. Schürch, Alan McNally, Santeri Puranen, M Pesonen, Johan Pensar, Pekka Marttinen, Johanna C. Braat, Malbert R. C. Rogers, Willem van Schaik, Samuel Kaski A, Jukka Corander, Rob J. L. Willems
This study analyzes the genomes of Enterococcus faecium strains to understand their adaptive evolution, identifying plasmids as key indicators of host specificity through population-wide genomic analysis.
bioRxiv · Jan 28, 2019 · PreprintGenomics