RealFeedApp VREfm ST80 strains distributed into two major clusters from 2016–2020
Analysis of 334 isolates revealed that the dominant lineage from 2012–2015 declined while other clusters rose between 2016 and 2020.
- Field
- genetics and genomes
- What they did
- Researchers analyzed the genomes of 334 Enterococcus faecium bacteria strains to understand how they changed in Danish hospitals from 2012 to 2020.
- Why it matters
- This will help understand vancomycin resistance mechanisms, as these bacteria are on the WHO list of priority pathogens.
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