Extracellular Electron Transfer Powers Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm Metabolism

• Main Authors: Keogh, Damien, Lam, Ling Ning, Pavagadhi, Shruti, Umashankar, Shivshankar, Doyle, Lucinda Elizabeth, Matysik, Artur Stanislaw, Marsili, Enrico, Kline, Kimberly A., Song, Yiyang, Ng, Sean Pin, Boothroyd, Chris B., Dunny, Gary M., Low, Pui Man, Dale, Jennifer L., Williams, Rohan B. H., Swarup, Sanjay
• Other Authors: Hancock, Lynn E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Enterococcus Faecalis; Biofilm
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89155; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44793
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Enterococci are important human commensals and significant opportunistic pathogens. Biofilm-related enterococcal infections, such as endocarditis, urinary tract infections, wound and surgical site infections, and medical device-associated infections, often become chronic upon the formation of biofil...