Multidrug resistance among uropathogenic clonal group A E. Coli isolates from Pakistani women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections
Multi-drug resistance (MDR) has notably increased in community acquired uropathogens causing urinary tract infections (UTIs), predominantly Escherichia coli. Uropathogenic E. coli causes 80% of uncomplicated comm... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 7, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ayesha Khan, Viqar Sayeed Saraf, Fariha Siddiqui, Tahira Batool, Zobia Noreen, Sundus Javed, Aftab Ahmad, Wadi B. Alonazi, Muhammad Ibrahim, Sandra Pucciarelli and Habib Bokhari Tags: Research Source Type: research
RpoS role in antibiotic resistance, tolerance and persistence in E. coli natural isolates
The intrinsic concentration of RpoS, the second most abundant sigma factor, varies widely across the E. coli species. Bacterial isolates that express high levels of RpoS display high resistance to environmental s... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 5, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Estela Yn és Valencia, Felipe de Moraes Gomes, Katia Ospino and Beny Spira Tags: Research Source Type: research
Uncovering the complexity of childhood undernutrition through strain-level analysis of the gut microbiome
Undernutrition (UN) is a critical public health issue that threatens the lives of children under five in developing countries. While evidence indicates the crucial role of the gut microbiome (GM) in UN pathoge... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 5, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Lili Wang, Wenjie Zhang, Yinan Wang, Yuanzheng Zhang, Shilin Zhong, Peng Gao, Bingmei Chang and Zicheng Zhao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Fine-scale geographic difference of the endangered Big-headed Turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) fecal microbiota, and comparison with the syntopic Beale ’s Eyed Turtle (Sacalia bealei)
Studies have elucidated the importance of gut microbiota for an organism, but we are still learning about the important influencing factors. Several factors have been identified in helping shape the microbiome... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 29, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jonathan J. Fong, Yik-Hei Sung and Li Ding Tags: Research Source Type: research
Rapid, visual, label-based biosensor platform for identification of hepatitis C virus in clinical applications
In the current study, for the first time, we reported a novel HCV molecular diagnostic approach termed reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification integrated with a gold nanoparticles-based la... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 28, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yuanfang Shi, Qingxue Zhou, Shilei Dong, Qi Zhao, Xue Wu, Peng Yang, Xiaoyan Zeng, Xinggui Yang, Yan Tan, Xinhua Luo, Zhenghua Xiao and Xu Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is associated with gut microbiota but not with oxysterol enzymes CH25H, EBI2, or CYP7B1 in mice
Liver steatosis is the most frequent liver disorder and its advanced stage, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), will soon become the main reason for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. The “multiple hits hypothesi... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 28, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jacqueline Wyss, Tina Raselli, Annika Wyss, Anja Telzerow, Gerhard Rogler, Niklas Krupka, Bahtiyar Yilmaz, Thomas S. B. Schmidt and Benjamin Misselwitz Tags: Research Source Type: research
The activation impact of lactobacillus-derived extracellular vesicles on lipopolysaccharide-induced microglial cell
Perioperative neurocognitive dysfunction (PND) emerges as a common postoperative complication among elderly patients. Currently, the mechanism of PND remains unclear, but there exists a tendency to believe tha... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 28, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yanfang Yang, Na Li, Yubo Gao, Fanning Xu, Hui Chen, Chun Zhang and Xinli Ni Tags: Research Source Type: research
Transcriptomic meta-analysis to identify potential antifungal targets in Candida albicans
Candida albicans is a fungal pathogen causing human infections. Here we investigated differential gene expression patterns and functional enrichment in C. albicans strains grown under different conditions. (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 27, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Zeinab Abdelmoghis Hefny, Boyang Ji, Ibrahim E. Elsemman, Jens Nielsen and Patrick Van Dijck Tags: Research Source Type: research
Phenotypic, molecular, and in silico characterization of coumarin as carbapenemase inhibitor to fight carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
Carbapenems represent the first line treatment of serious infections caused by drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) is one of the urgent threats to human health worldwid... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 27, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mahmoud Saad Abdel-Halim, Amira M. El-Ganiny, Basem Mansour, Galal Yahya, Hemat K. Abd El Latif and Momen Askoura Tags: Research Source Type: research
Escherichia coli and their potential transmission of carbapenem and colistin-resistant genes in camels
This study aimed to determine the distribution of anti-microbial resistance among Escheri... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 24, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Marwa youseef, Fatma Karam, Mona Kadry, Mahmoud Elhariri and Rehab Elhelw Tags: Research Source Type: research
What happens to Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Bifidobacterium longum ssp. longum in an experimental environment with eukaryotic cells?
The impact of probiotic strains on host health is widely known. The available studies on the interaction between bacteria and the host are focused on the changes induced by bacteria in the host mainly. The stu... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 19, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Dominika Jakubczyk, Katarzyna Leszczy ńska, Katarzyna Pacyga-Prus, Dominika Kozakiewicz, Wioletta Kazana-Płuszka, Dominika Gełej, Paweł Migdał, Roksana Kruszakin, Agnieszka Zabłocka and Sabina Górska Tags: Research Source Type: research
Emergence of multidrug-resistant Bacillus spp. derived from animal feed, food and human diarrhea in South-Eastern Bangladesh
Antimicrobial resistance poses a huge risk to human health worldwide, while Bangladesh is confronting the most severe challenge between the food supply and the huge consumption of antibiotics annually. More im... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 19, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Md Atiqul Haque, Huilong Hu, Jiaqi Liu, Md Aminul Islam, Foysal Hossen, Md Arifur Rahman, Firoz Ahmed and Cheng He Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of the alpine meadow in different phenological periods on rumen fermentation and gastrointestinal tract bacteria community in grazing yak on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
In this study, we investigated the effects of alpine meadow in different phenological periods on ruminal fermentation, serum biochemical indices, and gastrointestinal tract microbes in grazing yak on the Qingh... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 19, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Tongqing Guo, Xungang Wang, Qian Zhang, Yuna Jia, Yalin Wang, Lin Wei, Na Li, Xianli Xu, Hongjin Liu, Linyong Hu, Na Zhao and Shixiao Xu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Development of a novel mycobiome diagnostic for fungal infection
Amplicon-based mycobiome analysis has the potential to identify all fungal species within a sample and hence could provide a valuable diagnostic assay for use in clinical mycology settings. In the last decade,... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 19, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Danielle Weaver, Lilyann Novak-Frazer, Maisie Palmer, Malcolm Richardson, Mike Bromley and Paul Bowyer Tags: Research Source Type: research
Difference analysis and characteristics of incompatibility group plasmid replicons in gram-negative bacteria with different antimicrobial phenotypes in Henan, China
Multi-drug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in gram-negative bacteria have caused a global epidemic, especially the bacterial resistance to carbapenem agents. Plasmid is the common vehicle for carrying antimicrobia... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - February 19, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ruyan Chen, Chenyu Li, Haoyu Ge, Jie Qiao, Lei Fang, Cailin Liu, Jianjun Gou and Xiaobing Guo Tags: Research Source Type: research
