Enterococcus spp. are Gram-positive, facultative, anaerobic cocci, which are found in the
intestinal flora and, less frequently, in the vagina or mouth. Enterococcus faecalis and …

Bacterial chitinases (EC 3.2. 1.14) and chitin-binding proteins (CBPs) play a fundamental
role in the degradation of the ubiquitous biopolymer chitin, and the degradation products …

Enterococcus faecalis is frequently associated with polymicrobial infections of the urinary
tract, indwelling catheters, and surgical wound sites. E. faecalis co-exists with Escherichia …

Enterococcus is a diverse and rugged genus colonizing the gastrointestinal tract of humans
and numerous hosts across the animal kingdom. Enterococci are also a leading cause of …

Enterococcus faecalis, a ubiquitous member of the healthy human gut microbiota, is also a
common opportunistic pathogen and leading cause of nosocomial infections. This tenacious …

Enterococcus faecalis is often coisolated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in polymicrobial
biofilm-associated infections of wounds and the urinary tract. As a defense strategy, the host …

Little information exists for the ability of enterococci to utilize chitin as a carbon source. We
show that Enterococcus faecalis V583 can grow on chitin, and we describe two proteins, a …

Chitinases are crucial for the survival of bacterial and fungal pathogens both during host
infection and outside the host in the environment. Chitinases facilitate adhesion onto host …

Enterococci are important human commensals and significant opportunistic pathogens.
Biofilm-related enterococcal infections, such as endocarditis, urinary tract infections, wound …

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are a recently discovered class of enzymes
that employ a copper-mediated, oxidative mechanism to cleave glycosidic bonds. The LPMO …