"Enterococcus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable hemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Previously thought to be a member of the genus STREPTOCOCCUS, it is now recognized as a separate genus.
| Descriptor ID |
D016983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.250.250 B03.510.550.250.250
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Enterococcus" by people in Profiles.
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Lactose drives Enterococcus expansion to promote graft-versus-host disease. Science. 2019 11 29; 366(6469):1143-1149.
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CylA is a sequence-specific protease involved in toxin biosynthesis. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019 Mar; 46(3-4):537-549.
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A CLC-type F-/H+ antiporter in ion-swapped conformations. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2018 07; 25(7):601-606.
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Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Infections: New Compounds, Novel Antimicrobial Therapies? Trends Microbiol. 2017 06; 25(6):467-479.
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The Enterococcal Cytolysin Synthetase Coevolves with Substrate for Stereoselective Lanthionine Synthesis. ACS Chem Biol. 2016 09 16; 11(9):2438-46.
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TLR-7 activation enhances IL-22-mediated colonization resistance against vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. Sci Transl Med. 2016 Feb 24; 8(327):327ra25.
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The enterococcal cytolysin synthetase has an unanticipated lipid kinase fold. Elife. 2015 Jul 30; 4.
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Gut microbial community structure and complications after kidney transplantation: a pilot study. Transplantation. 2014 Oct 15; 98(7):697-705.
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Membership and behavior of ultra-low-diversity pathogen communities present in the gut of humans during prolonged critical illness. mBio. 2014 Sep 23; 5(5):e01361-14.
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Evaluation of risk factors for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bacteremia among previously colonized hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2013 Oct; 15(5):466-73.