Prevalence of the fsr Locus in Enterococcus faecalis Infections

AUTOR(ES)

Pillai, S. K.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The fsr locus of Enterococcus faecalis confers virulence in animal models. A retrospective analysis of fsr prevalence in diverse E. faecalis clinical isolates demonstrated fsr in all endocarditis isolates versus 53% of stool isolates (P = 0.005). This supports a role for fsr-mediated virulence in the pathogenesis of enterococcal infections in humans.

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