Enterococcus faecium TIR-Domain Genes Are Part of a Gene Cluster Which Promotes Bacterial Survival in Blood

<div>Prevalence of the genes tirE1, hp1, and tirE2 in human E. faecium isolates. Percentage indicates the amount of isolates positive for tirE1, hp1, and tirE2 among blood culture isolates (n = 161), other hospital-associated isolates (n = 875), and community isolates (n = 158).</div>

International Journal of Microbiology

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Figure 2: Enterococcus faecium TIR-Domain Genes Are Part of a Gene Cluster Which Promotes Bacterial Survival in Blood