ENTEROCOCCAL SURFACE PROTEIN ESP IS NOT ESSENTIAL FOR CELL ADHESION AND INTESTINAL COLONIZATION OF ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM IN MICE
2009
Background
Enterococcus faecium has globally emerged as a cause of hospital-acquired infections with high colonization rates in hospitalized patients. The enterococcal surface protein Esp, identified as a potential virulence factor, is specifically linked to nosocomial clonal lineages that are genetically distinct from indigenous E. faecium strains. To investigate whether Esp facilitates bacterial adherence and intestinal colonization of E. faecium, we used human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells (Caco-2 cells) and an experimental colonization model in mice.
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