The biological importance and varied metabolic capabilities of specific microbial strains
have long been established in the scientific community. Strains have, in the past, been …

The availability of genome sequences obtained using next-generation sequencing (NGS)
has revolutionized the field of infectious diseases. Indeed, more than 38,000 bacterial and …

Public health officials have raised concerns that plasmid transfer between
Enterobacteriaceae species may spread resistance to carbapenems, an antibiotic class of …

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen that is increasingly responsible for
hospital-acquired infections. The increasing prevalence of carbapenem resistant A …

Nosocomial waterborne pathogens may reach patients through several modes of
transmission. Colonization of healthcare facility waterworks can occur in the proximal …

Over the last two decades, sequencing tools have evolved from laborious time-consuming
methodologies to real-time detection and deciphering of genomic DNA. Genome …

The emergence of tigecycline resistance has increased in the last years. Although
tigecycline-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were described all over the world, few …

Latilactobacillus sakei group comprises four closely related species, making it difficult to
accurately distinguish them with standard markers such as the 16S rRNA gene. The …

The emergence and spread of antibiotic‐resistant Gram‐negative bacteria (rGNB) across
global healthcare networks presents a significant threat to public health. As the number of …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a significant nosocomial pathogen often associated with
extreme drug resistance (XDR). In Argentina, isolates of A. baumannii resistant to …