[HTML][HTML] Co-spread of metal and antibiotic resistance within ST3-IncHI2 plasmids from E. coli isolates of food-producing animals

L Fang, X Li, L Li, S Li, X Liao, J Sun, Y Liu - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Concerns have been raised in recent years regarding co-selection for antibiotic resistance
among bacteria exposed to heavy metals, particularly copper and zinc, used as growth …

Evolution of a heavy metal homeostasis/resistance island reflects increasing copper stress in enterobacteria

BM Staehlin, JG Gibbons, A Rokas… - Genome biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Copper homeostasis in bacteria is challenged by periodic elevation of copper levels in the
environment, arising from both natural sources and human inputs. Several mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] A Phylogenetic and Phenotypic Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Weltevreden, an Emerging Agent of Diarrheal Disease in Tropical Regions

C Makendi, AJ Page, BW Wren… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Salmonella enterica serovar Weltevreden (S. Weltevreden) is an emerging cause of
diarrheal and invasive disease in humans residing in tropical regions. Despite the regional …

[HTML][HTML] Whole Genome DNA Sequence Analysis of Salmonella subspecies enterica serotype Tennessee obtained from related peanut butter foodborne outbreaks.

MR Wilson, E Brown, C Keys, E Strain, Y Luo… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Establishing an association between possible food sources and clinical isolates requires
discriminating the suspected pathogen from an environmental background, and …

IncHI2 Plasmids Are the Key Vectors Responsible for oqxAB Transmission among Salmonella Species

MH Wong, EW Chan, L Xie, R Li… - Antimicrobial Agents and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
This study reported and analyzed the complete sequences of two oqxAB-bearing IncHI2
plasmids harbored by a clinical Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain and an S …

Short-term evolution of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 between two food-borne outbreaks

LA Cowley, TJ Dallman, S Fitzgerald… - Microbial …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157: H7 is a public health threat and
outbreaks occur worldwide. Here, we investigate genomic differences between related …

[HTML][HTML] Diverse distribution of Toxin-Antitoxin II systems in Salmonella enterica serovars

A Di Cesare, C Losasso, L Barco, EM Eckert… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Type II Toxin-Antitoxin systems (TAs), known for their presence in virulent and
antibiotic resistant bacterial strains, were recently identified in Salmonella enterica isolates …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic characterization of two fully sequenced multi-drug resistant plasmids pP10164-2 and pP10164-3 from Leclercia adecarboxylata

F Sun, D Zhou, Q Sun, W Luo, Y Tong, D Zhang… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
We previously reported the complete sequence of the resistance plasmid pP10164-NDM,
harboring bla NDM (conferring carbapenem resistance) and ble MBL (conferring bleomycin …

Whole genome sequencing of diverse Shiga toxin-producing and non-producing Escherichia coli strains reveals a variety of virulence and novel antibiotic resistance …

L Losada, C DebRoy, D Radune, M Kim, R Sanka… - Plasmid, 2016 - Elsevier
The genomes of a diverse set of Escherichia coli, including many Shiga toxin-producing
strains of various serotypes were determined. A total of 39 plasmids were identified among …

Genome and Plasmid Analysis of blaIMP-4-Carrying Citrobacter freundii B38

J Xiong, M Déraspe, N Iqbal, J Ma… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sequencing of the bla IMP-4-carrying C. freundii B38 using the PacBio SMRT technique
revealed that the genome contained a chromosome of 5,134,500 bp and three plasmids …