Conditionally essential genes for survival during starvation in Enterococcus faecium E745.
Vincent de MaatSergio Arredondo-AlonsoRob J L WillemsWillem van SchaikPublished in: BMC genomics (2020)
We postulate that usp is a key determinant for the remarkable environmental robustness of E. faecium. Further mechanistic studies into usp and other genes identified in this study may shed further light on the mechanisms by which E. faecium can survive in the absence of nutrients for prolonged periods of time.