Antimicrobial-resistant ESKAPE (E nterococcus faecium, S taphylococcus aureus, K
lebsiella pneumoniae, A cinetobacter baumannii, P seudomonas aeruginosa, and E …

Strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, particularly those that are multiresistant, are an
increasing major health care problem around the world. It is now abundantly clear that both …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) have emerged as major pathogens in healthcare-
associated facilities, being S. epidermidis, S. haemolyticus and, more recently, S …

During cefoxitin-based nasal screening, phenotypically categorized methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated and tested negative for the presence of the …

Staphylococcus aureus is a serious human pathogen with remarkable adaptive powers.
Antibiotic-resistant clones rapidly emerge mainly by acquisition of antibiotic-resistance …

Antibiotic resistance could accelerate humanity towards an already fast-approaching post-
antibiotic era, where disinfectants and effective biosecurity measures will be critically …

Plasmids are extra-chromosomal genetic elements ubiquitous in bacteria, and commonly
transmissible between host cells. Their genomes include variable repertoires of 'accessory …

Antibiotics have natural functions, mostly involving cell-to-cell signaling networks. The
anthropogenic production of antibiotics, and its release in the microbiosphere results in a …

Conjugation has classically been considered the main mechanism driving plasmid transfer
in nature. Yet bacteria frequently carry so-called non-transmissible plasmids, raising …

Background Environmental metagenomic analysis is typically accomplished by assigning
taxonomy and/or function from whole genome sequencing or 16S amplicon sequences …