Serratia marcescens antibiotic resistance mechanisms of an opportunistic pathogen: a literature review

F Tavares-Carreon, K De Anda-Mora, IC Rojas-Barrera… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Serratia marcescens is a ubiquitous bacterium from order Enterobacterales displaying a
high genetic plasticity that allows it to adapt and persist in multiple niches including soil …

Serratia marcescens Infections in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs)

ML Cristina, M Sartini, AM Spagnolo - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Serratia marcescens belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae, which is commonly found in
water, soil, animals, insects, plants. Although S. marcescens displays relatively low …

The gut microbiota protects bees from invasion by a bacterial pathogen

MI Steele, EVS Motta, T Gattu, D Martinez… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Commensal microbes in animal guts often help to exclude bacterial pathogens. In honey
bees, perturbing or depleting the gut microbiota increases host mortality rates upon …

VgrG and PAAR proteins define distinct versions of a functional type VI secretion system

FR Cianfanelli, J Alcoforado Diniz, M Guo… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) is widespread among bacterial pathogens and acts as
an effective weapon against competitor bacteria and eukaryotic hosts by delivering toxic …

Pathogenicity of Serratia marcescens strains in honey bees

K Raymann, KL Coon, Z Shaffer, S Salisbury… - MBio, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Although few honey bee diseases are known to be caused by bacteria, pathogens of adult
worker bees may be underrecognized due to social immunity mechanisms. Specifically …

Klebsiella pneumoniae type VI secretion system-mediated microbial competition is PhoPQ controlled and reactive oxygen species dependent

D Storey, A McNally, M Åstrand… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Klebsiella pneumoniae is recognized as an urgent threat to human health due to the
increasing isolation of multidrug resistant strains. Hypervirulent strains are a major concern …

Intraspecies competition in Serratia marcescens is mediated by type VI-secreted Rhs effectors and a conserved effector-associated accessory protein

J Alcoforado Diniz, SJ Coulthurst - Journal of bacteriology, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is widespread in Gram-negative bacteria and can
deliver toxic effector proteins into eukaryotic cells or competitor bacteria. Antibacterial T6SSs …

Diminishing the Pathogenesis of the Food-Borne Pathogen Serratia marcescens by Low Doses of Sodium Citrate

MT Khayat, SS Elbaramawi, SI Nazeih, MK Safo… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Sodium citrate is a safe and frequently used food additive; the objective of
this study is to assess the effectiveness of sodium citrate at low concentrations of 4% or 5 …

Xylitol Inhibits Growth and Blocks Virulence in Serratia marcescens

AN Khayyat, WAH Hegazy, MA Shaldam, R Mosbah… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen and causes wound and burn
infections. It shows high resistance to antibiotics and its pathogenicity is mediated by an …

Winding paths to simplicity: genome evolution in facultative insect symbionts

WS Lo, YY Huang, CH Kuo - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Symbiosis between organisms is an important driving force in evolution. Among the diverse
relationships described, extensive progress has been made in insect–bacteria symbiosis …