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Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

2017

Enterococcus faecalis

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Draft Genome Sequence Of Enterococcus Faecalis Atcc Baa-2128, Catherine Putonti, Laurynas Kalesinskas, Evan Cudone, Kathleen C. Engelbrecht, David W. Koenig, Alan J. Wolfe Jul 2017

Draft Genome Sequence Of Enterococcus Faecalis Atcc Baa-2128, Catherine Putonti, Laurynas Kalesinskas, Evan Cudone, Kathleen C. Engelbrecht, David W. Koenig, Alan J. Wolfe

Biology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

While a part of the native gut microflora, the Gram-positive bacterium Enterococcus faecalis can lead to serious infections elsewhere in the body. The draft genome of E. faecalis strain ATCC BAA-2128, isolated from piglet feces, was examined. This draft genome consists of 42 contigs, 12 of which exhibit homology to annotated plasmids.