Pathogenicity Island: Not named


• General information

Name : Not named
Host strain : Enterococcus faecium E300
Function : Virulence-associated surface protein (esp), araC, Uve2, muramidase
Insertion site : Not published


• GenBank accessions: 2 records

1) AF443999 (890 bp)

    Definition : Enterococcus faecium surface protein Esp variant (esp) gene, esp-1 allele, partial cds.

    Publication :
    - Willems,R.J.L., Homan,W., Top,J., van Santen-Verheuvel,M., Tribe,D., Manzioros,X., Gaillard,C., Vandenbroucke-Grauls,C.M.J.E., Mascini,E.M., van Kregten,E., van Embden,J.D.A. and Bonten,M.J.M., "Variant esp gene as a marker of a distinct genetic lineage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium spreading in hospitals", Unpublished.

    - Willems,R.J.L., Top,J. and van Embden,J.D.A., "Direct Submission", Submitted (07-NOV-2001) Research Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan, Bilthoven 3721MA, The Netherlands.


      





2) AY322150 (14606 bp)

    Definition : Enterococcus faecium isolate E300 pathogenicity island, partial sequence.

    Publication :
    - Leavis,H., Top,J., Shankar,N., Borgen,K., Bonten,M., van Embden,J. and Willems,R.J., "A novel putative enterococcal pathogenicity island linked to the esp virulence gene of Enterococcus faecium and associated with epidemicity", J. Bacteriol. 186 (3), 672-682 (2004) PUBMED 14729692.

    - Willems,R.J.L., Top,J., Borgen,K., Bonten,M.J.M. and van Embden,J.D.A., "Direct Submission", Submitted (12-JUN-2003) Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Antonie van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, Bilthoven 3720 MA, Netherlands.


      





• PAI-like regions homologous to this PAI (genomes and locations)

None