"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterococcus faecium" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical and Genomic Characterization of Recalcitrant Enterococcal Bacteremia: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study (VENOUS). J Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 20; 232(6):1351-1364.
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LiaX is a surrogate marker for cell envelope stress and daptomycin non-susceptibility in Enterococcus faecium. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2024 03 06; 68(3):e0106923.
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Multisite Detection of Tn1549-Mediated vanB Vancomycin Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis ST6 in Texas and Florida. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2023 01 24; 67(1):e0128422.
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Evolution of Enterococcus faecium in Response to a Combination of Daptomycin and Fosfomycin Reveals Distinct and Diverse Adaptive Strategies. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022 06 21; 66(6):e0233321.
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Daptomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium Can Be Delayed by Disruption of the LiaFSR Stress Response Pathway. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021 03 18; 65(4).
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Environment Shapes the Accessible Daptomycin Resistance Mechanisms in Enterococcus faecium. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 10; 63(10).
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Interactions of organic acids with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolated from community wastewater in Texas. J Appl Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 126(2):480-488.
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Complete genome sequence of Enterococcus faecium strain TX16 and comparative genomic analysis of Enterococcus faecium genomes. BMC Microbiol. 2012 Jul 07; 12:135.
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Genomic and SNP analyses demonstrate a distant separation of the hospital and community-associated clades of Enterococcus faecium. PLoS One. 2012; 7(1):e30187.
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Black hole in the lung. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2011 Jan; 46(1):154-5.