[HTML][HTML] How can we escape the ESKAPEs: Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and what lies ahead?

JB Kelly, AC Nolan, MS Zeden - PLoS pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The ESKAPE pathogens are a group of 6 nosocomial pathogens: Enterococcus faecium,
Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas …

[HTML][HTML] Intoxication of antibiotic persisters by host RNS inactivates their efflux machinery during infection

S Ronneau, C Michaux, RT Giorgio, S Helaine - Plos Pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The host environment is of critical importance for antibiotic efficacy. By impacting bacterial
machineries, stresses encountered by pathogens during infection promote the formation of …

Susceptible bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract without evolving resistance

M Rodrigues, P Sabaeifard, MS Yildiz, A Lyon… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - cell.com
Antibiotic resistance and evasion are incompletely understood and complicated by the fact
that murine interval dosing models do not fully recapitulate antibiotic pharmacokinetics in …

[HTML][HTML] Fungicide-tolerant persister formation during cryptococcal pulmonary infection

W Ke, Y Xie, Y Chen, H Ding, L Ye, H Qiu, H Li… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2024 - cell.com
Bacterial persisters, a subpopulation of genetically susceptible cells that are normally
dormant and tolerant to bactericides, have been studied extensively because of their clinical …

Freeze‐Thaw Microfluidic System Produces “Themis” Nanocomplex for Cleaning Persisters‐Infected Macrophages and Enhancing Uninfected Macrophages

M Su, M Yin, Y Zhou, S Xiao, J Yi, R Tang - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages are the primary effectors against potential pathogen infections. They can be
“parasitized” by intracellular bacteria, serving as “accomplices”, protecting intracellular …

Emergent antibiotic persistence in a spatially structured synthetic microbial mutualism

X Xiong, HG Othmer, WR Harcombe - The ISME Journal, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic persistence (heterotolerance) allows a subpopulation of bacteria to survive
antibiotic-induced killing and contributes to the evolution of antibiotic resistance. Although …

Metabolic flux regulates growth transitions and antibiotic tolerance in uropathogenic Escherichia coli

JJ Morrison, EK Madden, DA Banas… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Reducing growth and limiting metabolism are strategies that allow bacteria to survive
exposure to environmental stress and antibiotics. During infection, uropathogenic …

Advancing Biological Applications Through Microfluidic-Based Tool Development

KM Rahman - 2024 - openprairie.sdstate.edu
This research undertook an interdisciplinary approach, integrating bioengineering,
microbiology, molecular biology, and systems biology to investigate bacterial dynamics …