Distribution of Virulence and Pheromone-Associated Genes Among Colonizing Enterococcus faecalis Isolates Recovered Through Routine VRE Screening in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dan-Alexandru Toc, Matei-Stefan Dobrescu, Anca Livia Butiuc-Keul, Alexandru Botan, Irina-Maria Rusu, George Berar, Bogdan-Valentin Roznovan, Beata Dohi, Dan Vălean, Ioana Colosi, Carmen Costache · 2026
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Dan-Alexandru Toc and co-authors catalog virulence genes in gut colonizing bacteria in Romania in a 2026 study. The bacterium lives harmlessly in many guts yet can turn harmful in hospitals. Screening for drug resistant strains also recovers harmless colonizers, whose risk genes are less charted.
Forty four colonizing samples from rectal swabs in Cluj-Napoca were tested for five genes tied to harm and mating signals. The genes appeared in mixed patterns, with one mating gene most common and one clumping gene rarest. Drug resistant samples carried a higher total gene count, driven by one surface gene. The data add an Eastern European snapshot to the map of this germ's makeup.
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| CREATOR | Dan-Alexandru Toc, Matei-Stefan Dobrescu, Anca Livia Butiuc-Keul, Alexandru Botan, Irina-Maria Rusu, George Berar, Bogdan-Valentin Roznovan, Beata Dohi, Dan Vălean, Ioana Colosi, Carmen Costache |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |