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Table 1 Origins of the strains of which the genomes were sequenced.

From: Pyrosequencing-based comparative genome analysis of the nosocomial pathogen Enterococcus faecium and identification of a large transferable pathogenicity island

Strain

Source

MLST sequence type

CC17

Year of isolation

Countrya

E980

Faecal isolate collected during community surveillance program [106], non-hospitalized person.

94

No

1998

NLD

E1039

Faecal isolate collected during community surveillance program [106], non-hospitalized person.

42

No

1998

NLD

E1071

Faecal isolate. Hospital surveillance program, hospitalized patient.

32

No

2000

NLD

E1162

Clinical isolate (bloodstream infection).

17

Yes

1997

FRA

E1636

Clinical isolate (bloodstream infection).

106

No

1961

NLD

E1679

Clinical isolate from a vascular catheter.

114

No

1998

BRA

U0317

Clinical isolate (urinary tract infection).

78

Yes

2005

NLD

  1. aCountry abbreviations. NLD: The Netherlands; FRA: France; BRA: Brazil.