Effect of environmental factors on conjugative transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic settings

K Dadeh Amirfard, M Moriyama… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial-resistance genes (ARGs) are spread among bacteria by horizontal gene
transfer, however, the effect of environmental factors on the dynamics of the ARG in water …

Microbiome Dynamics: A Paradigm Shift in Combatting Infectious Diseases

M Kamel, S Aleya, M Alsubih, L Aleya - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Infectious diseases have long posed a significant threat to global health and require
constant innovation in treatment approaches. However, recent groundbreaking research has …

Adaptation of anaerobic digestion microbial communities to high ammonium levels: insights from strain-resolved metagenomics

L Bucci, G Ghiotto, G Zampieri, R Raga… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ammonia release from proteinaceous feedstocks represents the main inhibitor of the
anaerobic digestion (AD) process, which can result in a decreased biomethane yield or …

PtrA regulates prodigiosin synthesis and biological functions in Serratia marcescens FZSF02

J Lin, Y Yu, K Zhao, J Zhao, C Rensing… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Serratia marcescens is a gram-negative bacterium that is able to produce many secondary
metabolites, such as the prominent red pigment prodigiosin (PG). In this work, a ptrA …

The effects of emerging contaminants on the behaviour of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus derived from biofilms

IC Pinto, M Simões, IB Gomes - Environmental Science: Water …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Knowledge regarding the ecotoxicological effects of emerging contaminants (EC) in drinking
water distribution system (DWDS) microbiota is limited. Given the issues associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic changes of endophytic bacteria in the bark and leaves of medicinal plant Eucommia ulmoides in different seasons

X Liang, D Wan, L Tan, H Liu - Microbiological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The bark and leaves of the Eucommia ulmoides Oliv.(E. ulmoides) have good medicinal
value. Studies show endophytes play important roles in host medicinal plant secondary …

The β-Lactamase Activity at the Community Level Confers β-Lactam Resistance to Bloom-Forming Microcystis aeruginosa Cells

Y Park, W Kim, M Kim, W Park - Journal of Microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Many freshwater cyanobacteria, including Microcystis aeruginosa, lack several known
antibiotic resistance genes; however, both axenic and xenic M. aeruginosa strains exhibited …

微生物酸胁迫耐受性能强化的研究进展

胡锦超, 沈文琦, 徐超业, 樊雅祺, 卢浩宇… - 生物技术 …, 2023 - biotech.aiijournal.com
微生物在发酵生产中常面临各种酸性物质的累积, 由此造成的酸胁迫严重抑制了菌株的发酵活力
和生产性能. 因此, 微生物在长期进化过程中, 通过协调胞内的多个生理系统 …

Natural defence mechanisms of electrochemically active biofilms: From the perspective of microbial adaptation, survival strategies and antibiotic resistance

T Cai, Y Han, J Wang, W Li, X Lu, G Zhen - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrochemically active biofilms (EABs) play an ever-growingly critical role in the biological
treatment of wastewater due to its low carbon footprint and sustainability. However, how the …

The gastrointestinal antibiotic resistome in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma patients

T MacDonald, KA Dunn, J MacDonald… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Most children with leukemia and lymphoma experience febrile neutropenia.
These are treated with empiric antibiotics that include β-lactams and/or vancomycin. These …