VirulenceFinder for Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus lactis : an enhanced database for detection of putative virulence markers by using whole-genome sequencing data

Abstract

The newly constructed database, consisting of 27 putative virulence markers, is highly scalable and serves as a valuable resource for the comprehensive characterization of these closely related species using WGS data. It holds significant potential for various public health applications, including hospital outbreak investigations, surveillance, and risk assessment for probiotics and feed additives.