A global medical crisis is unfolding as antibiotics lose effectiveness against a growing
number of bacterial pathogens. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) contributes significantly to …

New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) is a metallo-β-lactamase able to hydrolyze almost all
β-lactams. Twenty-four NDM variants have been identified in> 60 species of 11 bacterial …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public-health emergency, which threatens the
advances made by modern medical care over the past century. The World Health …

Background Colistin acts as the last line of defense against severe infections caused by
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Infections caused by extensively drug-resistant …

US public health agencies have employed next-generation sequencing (NGS) as a tool to
quickly identify foodborne pathogens during outbreaks. Although established short-read …

Background Serratia marcescens is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen, and recent
reports have highlighted the rapid increase in multidrug resistance in this organism. There is …

Serratia marcescens has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen responsible for
nosocomial and severe infections. Here, we determined phenotypic and molecular …

Background Newcastle disease (ND) outbreaks are global challenges to the poultry
industry. Effective management requires rapid identification and virulence prediction of the …

Abstract Background/Objectives Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) are
a public health threat, and have been found in humans, animals and the environment …

ABSTRACT 16S rRNA methyltransferase (16S RMTase) genes confer high-level
aminoglycoside resistance, reducing treatment options for multidrug-resistant Gram …