The fms21 (pilA)-fms20 locus encoding one of four distinct pili of Enterococcus faecium is harboured on a large transferable plasmid associated with gut colonization and virulence.
Kim
David S
DS
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of InternalMedicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.|Center for the Study of Emerging and Re-EmergingPathogens, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.
Singh
Kavindra V
KV
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of InternalMedicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.|Center for the Study of Emerging and Re-EmergingPathogens, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.
Nallapareddy
Sreedhar R
SR
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of InternalMedicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.|Center for the Study of Emerging and Re-EmergingPathogens, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.
Qin
Xiang
X
Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College ofMedicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Panesso
Diana
D
Molecular Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit,Universidad El Bosque, Bogota, Colombia.|Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of InternalMedicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.|Center for the Study of Emerging and Re-EmergingPathogens, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.
Arias
Cesar A
CA
Molecular Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance Unit,Universidad El Bosque, Bogota, Colombia.|Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of InternalMedicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.|Center for the Study of Emerging and Re-EmergingPathogens, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.
Murray
Barbara E
BE
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics,University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.|Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of InternalMedicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.|Center for the Study of Emerging and Re-EmergingPathogens, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA.
D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D010957:Plasmids; D014774:Virulence