"Enterococcus faecium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria whose organisms are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Unlike ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, this species may produce an alpha-hemolytic reaction on blood agar and is unable to utilize pyruvic acid as an energy source.
| Descriptor ID |
D016984
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.250.250.300 B03.510.550.250.250.300
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterococcus faecium" by people in Profiles.
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McGann P, Bunin JL, Snesrud E, Singh S, Maybank R, Ong AC, Kwak YI, Seronello S, Clifford RJ, Hinkle M, Yamada S, Barnhill J, Lesho E. Real time application of whole genome sequencing for outbreak investigation - What is an achievable turnaround time? Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Jul; 85(3):277-282.
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Bryant KA, Roberts AL, Rupp ME, Anderson JR, Lyden ER, Fey PD, Van Schooneveld TC. Susceptibility of enterococci to daptomycin is dependent upon testing methodology. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Aug; 76(4):497-501.
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Chen CP, Zeiger AR, Wickstrom E. Bactericidal activity of extended 9-glycyl-amido-minocyclines. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2007 Dec 1; 17(23):6558-62.