Transposable elements (TE), small mobile genetic elements unable to exist independently
of the host genome, were initially believed to be exclusively deleterious genomic parasites …

Vibrio anguillarum, also known as Listonella anguillarum, is the causative agent of vibriosis,
a deadly haemorrhagic septicaemic disease affecting various marine and fresh/brackish …

Acinetobacter baumannii is the source of numerous nosocomial infections in humans and
therefore deserves close attention as multidrug or even pandrug resistant strains are …

Iron is an essential element for Vibrio spp., but the acquisition of iron is complicated by its
tendency to form insoluble ferric complexes in nature and its association with high-affinity …

The rapidly emerging phenomenon of antibiotic resistance threatens to substantially reduce
the efficacy of available antibacterial therapies. Dissemination of resistance, even between …

Vibrio (Listonella) anguillarum is a marine bacteria that is pathogenic to a number of aquatic
organisms including several species which are important to the aquaculture industry …

Histamine poisoning is caused by the ingestion of food containing high levels of histamine, a
biogenic amine. Histamine could be expected in virtually all foods that contain proteins or …

In order to assimilate iron, Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 19606T produces a siderophore
named acinetobactin (Ab) that is composed of equimolar quantities of 2, 3-dihydroxybenzoic …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative bacterium that causes serious infections in
compromised patients. More recently, it has emerged as the causative agent of severe …

The Acinetobacter baumannii type strain, ATCC 19606, secretes acinetobactin, a catechol
siderophore highly related to the iron chelator anguibactin produced by the fish pathogen …