Antibiotics are powerful drugs used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The inappropriate
use of these medicines has driven the dissemination of antibiotic resistance (AR) in most …

Carbapenem‐resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) have been listed by the WHO as high‐
priority pathogens owing to their high association with mortalities and morbidities …

Metagenomics is a segment of conventional microbial genomics dedicated to the
sequencing and analysis of combined genomic DNA of entire environmental samples. The …

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of foodborne pathogens has become an effective
method for investigating the information contained in the genome sequence of bacterial …

Assembly of bacterial short-read whole-genome sequencing data frequently results in
hundreds of contigs for which the origin, plasmid or chromosome, is unclear. Complete …

Metronidazole was until recently used as a first-line treatment for potentially life-threatening
Clostridioides difficile (CD) infection. Although cases of metronidazole resistance have been …

Plasmids are extrachromosomal genetic elements that replicate independently of the
chromosome and play a vital role in the environmental adaptation of bacteria. Due to …

Antimicrobial resistance is a major concern in the dairy industry. This study investigated the
prevalence, antimicrobial resistance phenotypes, and genome sequencing of Gram …

Pseudomonas is a ubiquitous genus that also causes human, animal and plant diseases.
Most studies have focused on clinical P. aeruginosa strains from humans, but they are …

Enterobacter spp. and Klebsiella aerogenes are rod-shaped Gram-negative opportunistic
pathogens. This study aimed at the molecular and genomic characterization of multidrug …