Replicative selfish genetic elements are driving rapid pathogenic adaptation of Enterococcus faecium
Matthew P. Grieshop, Aaron A. Behr, Sierra Bowden, Jordan D. Lin, Marco Molari, Gabriella Z. M. Reynolds, Erin F. Brooks, Boryana Doyle, Ashley A. Moore, Guillermo Rodriguez Nava, Jorge Luis Salinas, Niaz Banaei, Ami Siddharth Bhatt
This study identifies ISL3 elements as drivers of rapid genomic evolution in E. faecium, enabling metabolic adaptation in clinical settings through structural variation and gene regulation.
Nature · Apr 22, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology