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Comprehensive investigation of antibiotic resistance gene content in cfiA-harboring Bacteroides fragilis isolates of human and animal origins by whole genome sequencing

International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2022
Introduction: The emergence of multidrug resistance in Bacteroides fragilis, especially the phylogenetic lineage carrying the carbapenemase gene cfiA, represents an increasing threat to human health.
Huiluo Cao, Melissa Chun-Jiao Liu, Man-Ki Tong, Shuo Jiang, Kin-Hung Chow, Kelvin Kai-Wang To, Cindy Wing-Sze Tse, Pak-Leung Ho   +7 more
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Aseptic Barriers Allow a Clean Contact for Contaminated Stethoscope Diaphragms. [PDF]

, 2020
Objective:To determine whether a single-use stethoscope diaphragm barrier surface remains aseptic when placed on pathogen-contaminated stethoscopes. Methods:From May 31 to August 5, 2019, we tested 2 separate barriers using 3 different strains of 7 human
Chopyk, Jessica, Maisel, Alan S, Peacock, William F, Pride, David T, Shin, Ji H, Torriani, Francesca J, Vasudevan, Rajiv   +6 more
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The effect of environmental conditions on expression of Bacteroides fragilis and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron C10 protease genes

BMC Microbiology, 2012
Background Bacteroides fragilis and Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron are members of the normal human intestinal microbiota. However, both organisms are capable of causing opportunistic infections, during which the environmental conditions to which the ...
Thornton Roibeard F, Murphy Elizabeth C, Kagawa Todd F, O’Toole Paul W, Cooney Jakki C   +4 more
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Mixed Spices at Culinary Doses Have Prebiotic Effects in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

, 2019
Spices were used as food preservatives prior to the advent of refrigeration, suggesting the possibility of effects on microbiota. Previous studies have shown prebiotic activities in animals and in vitro, but there has not been a demonstration of ...
Carpenter, Catherine L, Gilbuena, Irene, Heber, David, Henning, Susanne M, Huang, Jianjun, Lee, Ru-Po, Li, Zhaoping, Lu, Qing-Yi, Rasmussen, Anna M, Shao, Paul, Thames, Gail, Yang, Jieping   +11 more
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Emergence of nosocomial associated opportunistic pathogens in the gut microbiome after antibiotic treatment

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Introduction According to the Centers for Disease Control’s 2015 Hospital Acquired Infection Hospital Prevalence Survey, 1 in 31 hospital patients was infected with at least one nosocomial pathogen while being treated for unrelated issues.
Isaac Raplee, Lacey Walker, Lei Xu, Anil Surathu, Ashok Chockalingam, Sharron Stewart, Xiaomei Han, Rodney Rouse, Zhihua Li   +8 more
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Characterization of a Bacteriophage GEC_vB_Bfr_UZM3 Active against Bacteroides fragilis

Viruses, 2023
Bacteroides fragilis is a commensal gut bacterium that is associated with a number of blood and tissue infections. It has not yet been recognized as one of the drug-resistant human pathogens, but cases of the refractory infections, caused by strains that
Nata Bakuradze, Maia Merabishvili, Ia Kusradze, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, Jolien Onsea, Willem-Jan Metsemakers, Nino Grdzelishvili, Guliko Natroshvili, Tamar Tatrishvili, Davit Lazvliashvili, Nunu Mitskevich, Jean-Paul Pirnay, Nina Chanishvili   +12 more
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Anaerobic infections in patients admitted in various surgical units of a tertiary care hospital of north India: neglected but important

Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2021
Background and Objectives: Anaerobic infections are usually caused by the host’s endogenous flora due to a breach in the anatomical barriers and Bacteroides spp. are the most notorious organisms associated with anaerobic infections. The identification of
Charu Singh, Anshul Sood, Kiran Bala, Cherring Tandup, Pallab Ray, Archana Angrup   +5 more
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Analysis of gut microbiota in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Disease-related dysbiosis and modifications induced by etanercept [PDF]

, 2018
A certain number of studies were carried out to address the question of how dysbiosis could affect the onset and development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but little is known about the reciprocal influence between microbiota composition and ...
D'Amelio, R, Di Rosa, R, Laganà, B, Panebianco, C, Pazienza, V, Picchianti-Diamanti, A, Salemi, S, Salerno, G, Sgrulletti, Mayla, Sorgi, Ml, Terracciano, F, Tropea, A   +11 more
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Comparative genomics of transport proteins in seven Bacteroides species.

PLoS ONE, 2018
The communities of beneficial bacteria that live in our intestines, the gut microbiome, are important for the development and function of the immune system.
Hassan Zafar, Milton H Saier
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The antibiotic sensitivity patterns and plasmid DNA content of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria isolated in Palmerston North, New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Science at Massey University [PDF]

, 1987
One hundred and seven Gram-negative bacteria, including 65 Bacteroides species, 28 fusobacteria and 14 veillonellae were isolated from 17 oral infections treated in two dental surgeries in Palmerston North.
Mooney, Christopher Allan
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