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SUBMITTER: Willett JLE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6753144 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes 20190919 1
<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> is a commensal organism as well as an important nosocomial pathogen, and its infections are typically linked to biofilm formation. Nearly 25% of the <i>E. faecalis</i> OG1RF genome encodes hypothetical genes or genes of unknown function. Elucidating their function and how these gene products influence biofilm formation is critical for understanding <i>E. faecalis</i> biology. To identify uncharacterized early biofilm determinants, we performed a genetic screen using ...[more]