Plasmids, a molecular cornerstone of antimicrobial resistance in the One Health era

S Castañeda-Barba, EM Top, T Stalder - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a substantial threat to human health. The widespread
prevalence of AMR is, in part, due to the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance in urban river ecosystems

S Reddy, K Kaur, P Barathe, V Shriram… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with the ability to thwart clinical therapies and escalate
mortality rates is emerging as one of the most pressing global health and environmental …

Microbial communities form rich extracellular metabolomes that foster metabolic interactions and promote drug tolerance

JSL Yu, C Correia-Melo, F Zorrilla… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Microbial communities are composed of cells of varying metabolic capacity, and regularly
include auxotrophs that lack essential metabolic pathways. Through analysis of auxotrophs …

Green and ecofriendly biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles using Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) leaf extract: Antimicrobial and anticancer activity

AH Hashem, SS Salem - Biotechnology journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background/Goal/Aim Plant extract is affordable and does not require any particular
conditions; rapid production of nanoparticles using plants offers more advantages than other …

Bio-fabrication of selenium nanoparticles using Baker's yeast extract and its antimicrobial efficacy on food borne pathogens

SS Salem - Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2022 - Springer
In the current study, selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) were biosynthesized via extract of
baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) for a green, economic, and eco-friendly strategy …

Cross-protection and cross-feeding between Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii promotes their co-existence

L Semenec, AK Cain, CJ Dawson, Q Liu, H Dinh… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae are opportunistic pathogens
frequently co-isolated from polymicrobial infections. The infections where these pathogens …

From the soil to the clinic: the impact of microbial secondary metabolites on antibiotic tolerance and resistance

EK Perry, LA Meirelles, DK Newman - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Secondary metabolites profoundly affect microbial physiology, metabolism and stress
responses. Increasing evidence suggests that these molecules can modulate microbial …

Population genetics, biofilm recalcitrance, and antibiotic resistance evolution

B Trubenová, D Roizman, A Moter, J Rolff… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Biofilms are communities of bacteria forming high-density sessile colonies. Such a lifestyle
comes associated with costs and benefits: while the growth rate of biofilms is often lower …

The mechanism of bacterial resistance and potential bacteriostatic strategies

F Zhang, W Cheng - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial drug resistance is rapidly developing as one of the greatest threats to human
health. Bacteria will adopt corresponding strategies to crack the inhibitory effect of antibiotics …

Steering and controlling evolution—from bioengineering to fighting pathogens

M Lässig, V Mustonen, A Nourmohammad - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Control interventions steer the evolution of molecules, viruses, microorganisms or other cells
towards a desired outcome. Applications range from engineering biomolecules and …