Excited to share our latest, out today in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social Bacteriocin production facilitates nosocomial emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium www.nature.com/articles/s41... @idpittstop.bsky.social
Bacteriocin production facilitates nosocomial emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium - Nature Microbiology
Genomic and functional analyses of healthcare-associated vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium reveal that bacteriocin T8 is enriched in emergent lineages and provides a competitive advantage in v...
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March 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Excited to share our latest, out today in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social Bacteriocin production facilitates nosocomial emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium www.nature.com/articles/s41... @idpittstop.bsky.social
Transposable elements are driving rapid adaptation of Enterococcus faecium
-in @nature.com from Ami Bhatt
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
-in @nature.com from Ami Bhatt
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Transposable elements are driving rapid adaptation of Enterococcus faecium - Nature
Over three decades, rapid expansion of the transposable element ISL3 has reshaped Enterococcus faecium, which helps to explain this pathogen’s growing clinical threat.
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April 24, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Transposable elements are driving rapid adaptation of Enterococcus faecium
-in @nature.com from Ami Bhatt
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
-in @nature.com from Ami Bhatt
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Enterococcus grabbed that plate before me
The Custom Oregon Plate FAECAL was available, but is now reserved. https://dmv2u.oregon.gov/eServices/?link=custom #Oregon #LicensePlate #VanityPlate #OregonPlates #CustomPlate #FAECAL
June 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Enterococcus grabbed that plate before me
My organism today was Enterococcus btw.
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September 23, 2026 at 9:12 PM
My organism today was Enterococcus btw.
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🧵Enterococcus faecalis is not just an extracellular organism. 🧵 A growing body of work shows it can survive + REPLICATE inside host cells, and that intracellular life may seed persistence, dissemination, and reinfection. 1/n #MMBR @asm.org journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Enterococcus faecalis: an overlooked cell invader | Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews
SUMMARYEnterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are human pathobionts that exhibit a dual lifestyle as commensal and pathogenic bacteria. The pathogenic lifestyle is associated with specific conditions involving host susceptibility and intestinal ...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🧵Enterococcus faecalis is not just an extracellular organism. 🧵 A growing body of work shows it can survive + REPLICATE inside host cells, and that intracellular life may seed persistence, dissemination, and reinfection. 1/n #MMBR @asm.org journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
denkt dran: bei den hohen temperaturen können ENTErokokken im trinkwasser sein (und auch andere keime).
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July 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
denkt dran: bei den hohen temperaturen können ENTErokokken im trinkwasser sein (und auch andere keime).
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New manuscript from the group
'IS1216 drives the evolution of pRUM-like multidrug resistance plasmids in Enterococcus faecium'
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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'IS1216 drives the evolution of pRUM-like multidrug resistance plasmids in Enterococcus faecium'
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IS1216 drives the evolution of pRUM-like multidrug resistance plasmids in Enterococcus faecium
pRUM-like plasmids are commonly found in multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium , but the evolution of these plasmids has not been characterised in detail. When we analysed the genome sequences of t...
www.biorxiv.org
July 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New manuscript from the group
'IS1216 drives the evolution of pRUM-like multidrug resistance plasmids in Enterococcus faecium'
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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'IS1216 drives the evolution of pRUM-like multidrug resistance plasmids in Enterococcus faecium'
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The remedy to an aggressively crap day where you can't seem to do anything right- crochet a stress ball of the bacteria you work on in your favourite colour #microsky🧪
PS- nickname suggestions for my new Enterococcus friend v welcome
PS- nickname suggestions for my new Enterococcus friend v welcome
June 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The remedy to an aggressively crap day where you can't seem to do anything right- crochet a stress ball of the bacteria you work on in your favourite colour #microsky🧪
PS- nickname suggestions for my new Enterococcus friend v welcome
PS- nickname suggestions for my new Enterococcus friend v welcome
Interesting new paper on Enterococcus lactis (the species formerly known as Clade B E. faecium)
'The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
'The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization'
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The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization
Enterococcus lactis, a recently established species that was previously classified as Enterococcus faecium clade B. Given its recent taxonomic classification, studies on this bacterium are scarce, an...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Interesting new paper on Enterococcus lactis (the species formerly known as Clade B E. faecium)
'The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
'The Mannose Phosphotransferase System in Enterococcus lactis Is Essential for Gastrointestinal Colonization'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Nature research paper: Transposable elements are driving rapid adaptation of Enterococcus faecium
go.nature.com/48f1EXB
go.nature.com/48f1EXB
Transposable elements are driving rapid adaptation of Enterococcus faecium - Nature
Over three decades, rapid expansion of the transposable element ISL3 has reshaped Enterococcus faecium, which helps to explain this pathogen’s growing clinical threat.
go.nature.com
April 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Nature research paper: Transposable elements are driving rapid adaptation of Enterococcus faecium
go.nature.com/48f1EXB
go.nature.com/48f1EXB
Hey Enterococcus lovers: go.bsky.app/T24bCrJ. Who are we missing here?
November 20, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Hey Enterococcus lovers: go.bsky.app/T24bCrJ. Who are we missing here?
Lactic acid lover? Check out @ronni.bsky.social 's new work in
@cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social showing how Enterococcus faecalis-derived LA suppresses macrophage activation, in turn promoting bacterial persistence and polymicrobial wound infection in vivo.
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@cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social showing how Enterococcus faecalis-derived LA suppresses macrophage activation, in turn promoting bacterial persistence and polymicrobial wound infection in vivo.
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Enterococcus faecalis-derived lactic acid suppresses macrophage activation to facilitate persistent and polymicrobial wound infections
Macrophage activation is essential for innate immunity and antimicrobial defense. We show that Enterococcus faecalis suppresses macrophage activation …
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January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Lactic acid lover? Check out @ronni.bsky.social 's new work in
@cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social showing how Enterococcus faecalis-derived LA suppresses macrophage activation, in turn promoting bacterial persistence and polymicrobial wound infection in vivo.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social showing how Enterococcus faecalis-derived LA suppresses macrophage activation, in turn promoting bacterial persistence and polymicrobial wound infection in vivo.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Life saving discovery in antibiotics 🎉 #GoodNews
“It was particularly effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium, the bacterial species responsible for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE).”
“It was particularly effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium, the bacterial species responsible for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE).”
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Life saving discovery in antibiotics 🎉 #GoodNews
“It was particularly effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium, the bacterial species responsible for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE).”
“It was particularly effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecium, the bacterial species responsible for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE).”
The final published version is now live: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp. Isolates From Bloodstream Infections in Australian Children, 2013–2021
#AMR #medsky #IDsky
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#AMR #medsky #IDsky
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp. Isolates From Bloodstream Infections in Australian Children, 2013–2021
Bloodstream infections with Staphylococcus aureus or Enterococcus spp. in children <18 years old in Australia have increasing proportions of resistance
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March 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The final published version is now live: Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp. Isolates From Bloodstream Infections in Australian Children, 2013–2021
#AMR #medsky #IDsky
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#AMR #medsky #IDsky
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Enterococcus faecium autocorrected to enterococcus fascism, which honestly is pretty good.
October 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Enterococcus faecium autocorrected to enterococcus fascism, which honestly is pretty good.
Graf von Tee präsentiert den
#Spooktober #Immunschuld Trank
🎃 🦠 🧛 🍵
𝐇elicobacter pylori
𝐀cinetobacter baumannii
𝐋isteria monocytogenes
𝐋egionella pneumophila
𝐎rientia tsutsugamushi
𝐖ohlfahrtia chitiniclastica
𝐄scherichia coli (EHEC)
𝐄nterococcus faecium
𝐍eisseria gonorrhoeae
#Spooktober #Immunschuld Trank
🎃 🦠 🧛 🍵
𝐇elicobacter pylori
𝐀cinetobacter baumannii
𝐋isteria monocytogenes
𝐋egionella pneumophila
𝐎rientia tsutsugamushi
𝐖ohlfahrtia chitiniclastica
𝐄scherichia coli (EHEC)
𝐄nterococcus faecium
𝐍eisseria gonorrhoeae
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Graf von Tee präsentiert den
#Spooktober #Immunschuld Trank
🎃 🦠 🧛 🍵
𝐇elicobacter pylori
𝐀cinetobacter baumannii
𝐋isteria monocytogenes
𝐋egionella pneumophila
𝐎rientia tsutsugamushi
𝐖ohlfahrtia chitiniclastica
𝐄scherichia coli (EHEC)
𝐄nterococcus faecium
𝐍eisseria gonorrhoeae
#Spooktober #Immunschuld Trank
🎃 🦠 🧛 🍵
𝐇elicobacter pylori
𝐀cinetobacter baumannii
𝐋isteria monocytogenes
𝐋egionella pneumophila
𝐎rientia tsutsugamushi
𝐖ohlfahrtia chitiniclastica
𝐄scherichia coli (EHEC)
𝐄nterococcus faecium
𝐍eisseria gonorrhoeae
#Bakteriophagen - der Feind meines Feindes ist mein Freund. Diese #Viren, die gezielt #Bakterien befallen und vernichten, gelten als ein Hoffnungsträger im Kampf gegen multiresistente #Keime. Mehr über #Phagen erfahrt ihr in unserem Wissensportal. #WAAW2025 www.helmholtz-hzi.de/wissen/wisse...
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#Bakteriophagen - der Feind meines Feindes ist mein Freund. Diese #Viren, die gezielt #Bakterien befallen und vernichten, gelten als ein Hoffnungsträger im Kampf gegen multiresistente #Keime. Mehr über #Phagen erfahrt ihr in unserem Wissensportal. #WAAW2025 www.helmholtz-hzi.de/wissen/wisse...
Excellent paper in #MGen by Theo Ross, Kristin Hegstad and collaborators
'Enterococcus lactis is ecologically and genetically distinct from the major opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecium'
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
'Enterococcus lactis is ecologically and genetically distinct from the major opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecium'
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Enterococcus lactis is ecologically and genetically distinct from the major opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecium
Enterococcus faecium is a major human opportunistic bacterial pathogen and a close relative of the recently established species Enterococcus lactis. As a species, commensal E. lactis remains relativel...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
June 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Excellent paper in #MGen by Theo Ross, Kristin Hegstad and collaborators
'Enterococcus lactis is ecologically and genetically distinct from the major opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecium'
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
'Enterococcus lactis is ecologically and genetically distinct from the major opportunistic pathogen Enterococcus faecium'
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Enterococcus faecalis modulates phase variation in Clostridioides difficile https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.24.666506v1
July 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Enterococcus faecalis modulates phase variation in Clostridioides difficile https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.24.666506v1
Had a great few days at #VOMUK26! Thank you to the organisers for the opportunity to share my research and chat to so many fabulous people🧪🦠🧫
January 25, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Had a great few days at #VOMUK26! Thank you to the organisers for the opportunity to share my research and chat to so many fabulous people🧪🦠🧫
Promising work in E. faecalis showing cefobiprole (which has high affinity for all Enterococcus PBPs) reaching PK/PD targets when used alone or in combination with ampicillin.
#IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#IDSky
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Evaluation of ampicillin plus ceftobiprole combination therapy in treating Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis and bloodstream infection - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Evaluation of ampicillin plus ceftobiprole combination therapy in treating Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis and bloodstream infection
www.nature.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Promising work in E. faecalis showing cefobiprole (which has high affinity for all Enterococcus PBPs) reaching PK/PD targets when used alone or in combination with ampicillin.
#IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Over the past few years, a drug-resistant strain of Enterococcus faecium, adapted to healthcare environments, has evolved to utilize its own antimicrobial genetic mechanism, effectively killing and replacing its related strains.
Deadly Bacteria Are Evolving—And Learning to Kill Their Own Kind — Konsyse
Deadly vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium developed the ability to produce antimicrobials and wiped-out competitors.
www.konsyse.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Over the past few years, a drug-resistant strain of Enterococcus faecium, adapted to healthcare environments, has evolved to utilize its own antimicrobial genetic mechanism, effectively killing and replacing its related strains.