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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2023

Enterococcal Linear Plasmids Adapt to Enterococcus faecium and Spread within Multidrug-Resistant Clades.

Yusuke Hashimoto, Masato Suzuki, Sae Kobayashi, Yuki Hirahara, Jun Kurushima, Hidetada Hirakawa, Takahiro Nomura, Koichi Tanimoto, Haruyoshi Tomita

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yusuke HashimotoDepartment of Bacteriology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Masato SuzukiAntimicrobial Resistance Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan.
Sae KobayashiDepartment of Bacteriology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Yuki HiraharaFaculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Jun KurushimaDepartment of Bacteriology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8573-6169
Hidetada HirakawaDepartment of Bacteriology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9528-4012
Takahiro NomuraDepartment of Bacteriology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Koichi TanimotoLaboratory of Bacterial Drug Resistance, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
Haruyoshi TomitaDepartment of Bacteriology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9969-2235
Gunma University · JPNational Institute of Infectious Diseases · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of bacterial pathogens, including enterococci, is a global concern, and plasmids are crucial for spreading and maintaining AMR genes. Plasmids with linear topology were identified recently in clinical multidrug-resistant enterococci. The enterococcal linear-form plasmids, such as pELF1, confer resistance to clinically important antimicrobials, including vancomycin; however, little information exists about their epidemiological and physiological effects. In this study, we identified several lineages of enterococcal linear plasmids that are structurally conserved and occur globally. pELF1-like linear plasmids show plasticity in acquiring and maintaining AMR genes, often via transposition with the mobile genetic element IS

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Enterococcus faeciumGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsEnterococcusHumansPlasmidsVancomycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsVancomycinconjugationEnterococcus faeciumlinear plasmidmultidrug resistancevancomycin resistance

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PMID36975786
PMCPMC10112129
OpenAlexW4361190765

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