Vancomycin resistance is maintained in enterococci in the viable but nonculturable state and after division is resumed
| Autor: | Caterina Signoretto, Maria M. Lleo, Barbara Bonato, Pietro Canepari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Enterococcus faecium
Viable but nonculturable Enterococcus faecalis Microbiology Human health Bacterial Proteins Mechanisms of Resistance medicine Animals Humans Pharmacology (medical) RNA Messenger Carbon-Oxygen Ligases Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Antibacterial agent Pharmacology Vancomycin resistance biology Vancomycin Resistance biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Enterococcus Vancomycin Cell Division medicine.drug |
| Popis: | Stressed vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) can activate a survival strategy known as the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state and are able to maintain vancomycin resistance. During restoration of division they continue to express the vancomycin resistance trait. We suggest that VBNC enterococci may constitute further reservoirs of VRE and therefore represent an additional risk for human health. |
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