MicrobiologybioRxiv
Fitness cost of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium plasmids associated with hospital infection outbreaks
A. P. Tedim, V. F. Lanza, C. M. Rodriguez…·T. M. COQUE
The paper analyzes the fitness cost and stability of vancomycin-resistant plasmids in Enterococcus faecium and E. faecalis, showing reduced host fitness and plasmid stability under selective pressure.
DOI 10.1093/jac/dkab249