Jessica L. Davis

Enterococcal Polysaccharide Antigen (EPA) rhamnan backbone contributes to cell wall architecture and is essential for antimicrobial resistance, innate immune evasion and phage infection

Enterococci are opportunistic pathogens classified by the World Health Organization as high-priority microorganisms. They cause a broad spectrum of infections, and their intrinsic and acquired resistance to antimicrobials makes these infections particularly difficult to treat and eradicate. In Enterococcus faecalis, th...