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A genus of Gram-positive bacteria (primarily E. faecalis and E. faecium) that exemplifies the metal-antibiotic resistance co-selection crisis. Enterococci carry diverse metal tolerance genes for mercury, arsenic, copper, and cadmium on the same mobile genetic elements a…
A Gram-negative, obligate anaerobic genus within the Firmicutes phylum (family Acidaminococcaceae, class Negativicutes). The primary species P. faecium and the recently characterized P. succinatutens are specialized propionate producers that utilize succinate as their m…