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Microorganisms, Volume 8, Issue 6

June 2020 - 173 articles

Cover Story: Strains belonging to phylogroup B1 and isolated from extraintestinal infections are considered opportunistic pathogens, and their virulence potential has been neglected. An extensive genomic and phenotypic evaluation of a phylogroup B1 strain isolated from extraintestinal infection showed that strains belonging to ST101 harbor a true virulence potential to cause extraintestinal infections, as determined by its capacity to interact and invade diverse cell lineages, resist serum, and produce biofilm, in addition to being virulent in an animal model. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis of the ST101 complex highlighted their worldwide distribution and involvement with the multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype, harboring not only the blaCTX-M, blaOXA, and blaNDM but also mcr1, fosA3, and qnrS1 genes. The study highlights the importance of studying the virulence potential of any type of MDR strain isolated from clinical material.
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  • Articles (173)

    • Brief Report
    • Open Access
    3 Citations
    4,004 Views
    11 Pages

    Variable Expression of Notch1 and Pax5 in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma and Infection with Epstein–Barr in Pediatric Patients

    • Icela Palma-Lara,
    • Ana Elena Sánchez-Aldana,
    • Elva Jiménez-Hernández,
    • Octavio Martínez-Villegas,
    • Juan Carlos Núñez-Enríquez,
    • Juan Manuel Mejía-Aranguré,
    • Sara A. Ochoa,
    • Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes,
    • Ariadnna Cruz-Córdova and
    • Sergio Zavala-Vega
    • + 5 authors

    NOTCH1 and PAX5 participate in the proliferation and differentiation of B and T lymphocytes. Their expression can be modified by activation of NOTCH1, induced by the Epstein–Barr (EBV) viral proteins identified as LMP1 and LMP2. To identify whe...

    • Article
    • Open Access
    13 Citations
    3,956 Views
    17 Pages

    Clinical Detection of Chronic Rhinosinusitis through Next-Generation Sequencing of the Oral Microbiota

    • Ben-Chih Yuan,
    • Yao-Tsung Yeh,
    • Ching-Chiang Lin,
    • Cheng-Hsieh Huang,
    • Hsueh-Chiao Liu and
    • Chih-Po Chiang

    Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is the chronic inflammation of the sinus cavities of the upper respiratory tract, which can be caused by a disrupted microbiome. However, the role of the oral microbiome in CRS is not well understood. Polymicrobial and an...

    • Article
    • Open Access
    37 Citations
    6,776 Views
    13 Pages

    Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of Probiotic Lactobacilli on Antibiotic-Resistant Proteus mirabilis

    • Mona Shaaban,
    • Ola A. Abd El-Rahman,
    • Bashair Al-Qaidi and
    • Hossam M. Ashour

    The emergence of biofilm-forming, multi-drug-resistant (MDR) Proteus mirabilis infections is a serious threat that necessitates non-antibiotic therapies. Antibiotic susceptibility and biofilm-forming activity of P. mirabilis isolates from urine sampl...

    • Article
    • Open Access
    19 Citations
    6,924 Views
    12 Pages

    The Bacterial Gut Microbiota of Schoolchildren from High and Low Socioeconomic Status: A Study in an Urban Area of Makassar, Indonesia

    • Aldian I. Amaruddin,
    • Firdaus Hamid,
    • Jan Pieter R. Koopman,
    • Munawir Muhammad,
    • Eric A.T. Brienen,
    • Lisette van Lieshout,
    • Anoecim R. Geelen,
    • Sitti Wahyuni,
    • Ed J. Kuijper and
    • Erliyani Sartono
    • + 2 authors

    To understand the relationship between the gut microbiota and the health profile of Indonesians, it is important to elucidate the characteristics of the bacterial communities that prevail in this population. To this end, we profiled the faecal bacter...

    • Article
    • Open Access
    28 Citations
    9,857 Views
    12 Pages

    The worldwide ethnobotanical use of four investigated plants indicates antibacterial properties. The aim of this study was to screen and determine significant antibacterial activity of four plant extracts in vitro and in a poultry digest model. Using...

    • Article
    • Open Access
    9 Citations
    5,381 Views
    16 Pages

    Multiplexed High-Throughput Serological Assay for Human Enteroviruses

    • Niila V. V. Saarinen,
    • Jussi Lehtonen,
    • Riitta Veijola,
    • Johanna Lempainen,
    • Mikael Knip,
    • Heikki Hyöty,
    • Olli H. Laitinen and
    • Vesa P. Hytönen

    Immunological assays detecting antibodies against enteroviruses typically use a single enterovirus serotype as antigen. This limits the ability of such assays to detect antibodies against different enterovirus types and to detect possible type-specif...

    • Article
    • Open Access
    14 Citations
    4,184 Views
    17 Pages

    Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Helicobacter heilmannii and Helicobacter ailurogastricus Isolates

    • Rita Matos,
    • Chloë De Witte,
    • Annemieke Smet,
    • Helena Berlamont,
    • Sofie De Bruyckere,
    • Irina Amorim,
    • Fátima Gärtner and
    • Freddy Haesebrouck

    A combined agar and broth dilution method followed by qPCR was used to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility of feline H. heilmannii and H. ailurogastricus isolates. All H. ailurogastricus isolates showed a monomodal distribution of MICs for all...

    • Article
    • Open Access
    116 Citations
    8,139 Views
    21 Pages

    Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria represent a promising solution to enhancing agricultural productivity. Here, we screened phosphate solubilizing bacteria from the rhizospheric soil of Chenopodium quinoa Willd and assessed their plant-growth promo...

    • Article
    • Open Access
    21 Citations
    4,294 Views
    12 Pages

    Identification and Pathogenic Potential of Bacillus cereus Strains Isolated from a Dairy Processing Plant Producing PDO Taleggio Cheese

    • Erica Tirloni,
    • Simone Stella,
    • Cristian Bernardi,
    • Diletta Mazzantini,
    • Francesco Celandroni and
    • Emilia Ghelardi

    Low levels of contamination by Bacillus cereus at the cheese farm is essential for reducing any opportunity for growth prior consumption. In this study, B. cereus distribution in a plant producing Protected Designation of Origin Taleggio cheese was i...

    • Review
    • Open Access
    20 Citations
    5,140 Views
    24 Pages

    Experimental Strategies to Explore Drug Action and Resistance in Kinetoplastid Parasites

    • Magali Van den Kerkhof,
    • Yann G.-J. Sterckx,
    • Philippe Leprohon,
    • Louis Maes and
    • Guy Caljon

    Kinetoplastids are the causative agents of leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis, and American trypanosomiasis. They are responsible for high mortality and morbidity in (sub)tropical regions. Adequate treatment options are limited and have sev...

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