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Mar 27, 2024 | bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com | R. Paul |APC Microbiome Ireland |College Rd |Co. Cork

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci often represent multi-drug resistance strains and pose a recurring and lethal risk to patients in healthcare facilities. Hypermutable enterococci of clinical interest, such as Enterococcus faecium, often lack CRISPR systems, resulting in the promiscuous acquisition of exogenous DNA and the ability to mutate and persist in challenging niches, such as the healthcare setting.