Shape Follows Function: Gastrointestinal Signals for Enterococcal Colonization

April H. Nguyen; William R. Miller; Cesar A. Arias

doi:10.1016/j.molmed.2019.04.011

Shape Follows Function: Gastrointestinal Signals for Enterococcal Colonization

April H. Nguyen, William R. Miller, Cesar A. Arias

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Abstract

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE) is a major cause of nosocomial infections. A new study by McKenney et al. (Cell Host Microbe 2019;25:695–705.e5) reports that VRE undergo a morphotype switch in response to lithocholic acid (LCA) to facilitate gastrointestinal (GI) tract colonization. This metabolic cue is a potential target to decrease VRE colonization and subsequent transmission of antibiotic resistance.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	464-466
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Molecular Medicine
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2019.04.011
State	Published - Jun 2019

Keywords

Enterococcus
GI colonization
VRE
antibiotic resistance
daptomycin

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Molecular Medicine
Molecular Biology

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