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The Secretion of Toxins and Other Exoproteins of Cronobacter: Role in Virulence, Adaption, and Persistence

Microorganisms, 2020
Cronobacter species are considered an opportunistic group of foodborne pathogenic bacteria capable of causing both intestinal and systemic human disease.
Hyein Jang, Gopal R. Gopinath, Athmanya Eshwar, Shabarinath Srikumar, Scott Nguyen, Jayanthi Gangiredla, Isha R. Patel, Samantha B. Finkelstein, Flavia Negrete, JungHa Woo, YouYoung Lee, Séamus Fanning, Roger Stephan, Ben D. Tall, Angelika Lehner   +14 more
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Implication of different replicons in the spread of the VIM-1-encoding integron, In110, in Enterobacterales from Czech hospitals

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundVIM metallo-β-lactamases are enzymes characterized by the ability to hydrolyze all β-lactams. Usually, blaVIM-like genes are carried by class 1 integrons.
Ibrahim Bitar, Ibrahim Bitar, Costas C. Papagiannitsis, Lucie Kraftova, Lucie Kraftova, Vittoria Mattioni Marchetti, Vittoria Mattioni Marchetti, Efthymia Petinaki, Marc Finianos, Marc Finianos, Katerina Chudejova, Katerina Chudejova, Helena Zemlickova, Helena Zemlickova, Jaroslav Hrabak, Jaroslav Hrabak   +15 more
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COPLA, a taxonomic classifier of plasmids

BMC Bioinformatics, 2020
Plasmids are mobile genetic elements, key in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance, virulence determinants and other adaptive traits in bacteria. Obtaining a robust method for plasmid classification is necessary to better understand the genetics and
S. Redondo-Salvo, Roger Bartomeus-Peñalver, L. Vielva, K. Tagg, H. Webb, R. Fernández-López, F. de la Cruz   +6 more
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Enterococcus faecalis an Emerging Microbial Menace in Dentistry-An Insight into the In-Silico Detection of Drug Resistant Genes and Its Protein Diversity [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: Antimicrobial drug resistance is evolving as a serious threat to mankind due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics and lack of awareness about the mechanisms involved in drug resistance.
Vijayashree J Priyadharsini, AS Smilinegirija, A Paramasivam   +2 more
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Global Map of Specialized Metabolites Encoded in Prokaryotic Plasmids

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Plasmids are the main mobile elements responsible for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in microorganisms. These replicons extend the metabolic spectrum of their host cells by carrying functional genes.
Zaki Saati-Santamaría
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Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium from the Dallas, Texas, Area Is Conferred Predominantly on pRUM-Like Plasmids

mSphere, 2023
Vancomycin-resistant E. faecium (VREfm) is a significant public health concern because of limited treatment options. Genomic surveillance can be used to monitor VREfm transmission and evolution.
Moutusee Islam, Belle Sharon, Ada Abaragu, Harita Sistu, Ronda L. Akins, Kelli Palmer   +5 more
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Antibiotic Resistance Mediated by Escherichia coli in Kuwait Marine Environment as Revealed through Genomic Analysis

Antibiotics, 2023
Antibiotic-resistance gene elements (ARGEs) such as antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs), integrons, and plasmids are key to the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in marine environments.
Hanan A. Al-Sarawi, Nazima Habibi, Saif Uddin, Awadhesh N. Jha, Mohammed A. Al-Sarawi, Brett P. Lyons   +5 more
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Antimicrobial resistance, pathogenic potential, and genomic features of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in Chile: high-risk ST25 clones and novel mobile elements

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Multidrug- and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) are critical threats to global health and key traffickers of resistance genes to other pathogens.
Marcelo Veloso, Patricio Arros, Joaquin Acosta, Roberto Rojas, Camilo Berríos-Pastén, Macarena Varas, Pamela Araya, Juan Carlos Hormazábal, Miguel L. Allende, Francisco P. Chávez, Rosalba Lagos, Andrés E. Marcoleta   +11 more
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Conjugative Selectivity of Plasmids Is Affected by Coexisting Recipient Candidates

mSphere, 2018
Understanding the mechanisms underlying plasmid behavior under conditions of various environments is important to predict the fate of plasmids in nature.
Ayako Sakuda, Chiho Suzuki-Minakuchi, Kazunori Okada, Hideaki Nojiri   +3 more
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Phage-plasmids promote recombination and emergence of phages and plasmids

Nature Communications
Phages and plasmids are regarded as distinct types of mobile genetic elements that drive bacterial evolution by horizontal gene transfer. However, the distinction between both types is blurred by the existence of elements known as prophage-plasmids or ...
E. Pfeifer, Eduardo P. C. Rocha
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