研究一种从墨西哥手工奶酪中分离出来的Enterococcus faecium菌株,全基因组测序,比较基因组学和细菌素表达的研究

Daniel Acero-Pimentel1, Diana I Romero-Sánchez1, Sac Nicté Fuentes-Curiel1

  • 1Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
|February 23, 2024
PubMed
概括

这项研究对墨西哥奶酪中Enterococcus faecium QD-2的基因组进行了测序,揭示了奶酪相关和致病菌株之间的基因组差异. 鉴定出了新的细菌素,为微生物相互作用和抗生素耐药性提供了洞察力.

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