Dissemination and prevalence of plasmid-mediated high-level tigecycline resistance gene tet (X4)

S Zhang, J Wen, Y Wang, M Wang, R Jia… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the large-scale use of antibiotics, antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) continue to rise,
and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are regarded as emerging environmental pollutants …

Acquisition and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance: A tet(X) Case Study

R Aminov - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding the mechanisms leading to the rise and dissemination of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) is crucially important for the preservation of power of antimicrobials and …

Comprehensive analysis of disinfectants on the horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes

S Zhu, B Yang, Y Jia, F Yu, Z Wang, Y Liu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The propagation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is constantly paralyzing our healthcare
systems. In addition to the pressure of antibiotic selection, the roles of non-antibiotic …

Melatonin prevents conjugative transfer of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance genes by disrupting proton motive force

Y Jia, B Yang, J Shi, D Fang, Z Wang, Y Liu - Pharmacological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The widespread dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is a serious problem
and constitutes a threat for public health. Plasmid-mediated conjugative transfer of ARGs is …

Global distribution and genomic characteristics of tet (X)-positive Escherichia coli among humans, animals, and the environment

Y Li, X Sun, X Xiao, Z Wang, R Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the plasmid-mediated transmission of the tigecycline resistance gene tet (X)
in Escherichia coli has received considerable attention. However, studies on the global …

Presence of Mobile Tigecycline Resistance Gene tet(X4) in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae

W Zhai, Y Tian, M Lu, M Zhang, H Song, Y Fu… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The recently emerged plasmid-mediated tigecycline resistance gene tet (X4) has mainly
been detected in Escherichia coli but never in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Herein, we identified …

Extensive Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Isolated From Poultry and Humans: Prevalence and Molecular Determinants Behind the Co-resistance to Ciprofloxacin …

NK Abd El-Aziz, YH Tartor, RMA Gharieb… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of extensive drug-resistant (XDR) Salmonella in livestock animals
especially in poultry represents a serious public health and therapeutic challenge. Despite …

Emergence of plasmid-mediated tigecycline resistance tet (X4) gene in Escherichia coli isolated from poultry, food and the environment in South Asia

M Mohsin, B Hassan, WMBS Martins, R Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent emergence of mobile-tigecycline resistance tet (X) genes in human and animals
in China seriously threats the clinical utility of tigecycline. Here we focused on the isolation …

Comprehensive Genomic Investigation of Tigecycline Resistance Gene tet(X4)-Bearing Strains Expanding among Different Settings

R Li, Y Li, K Peng, Y Yin, Y Liu, T He, L Bai… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence of plasmid-mediated tigecycline resistance genes has attracted a great deal
of attention globally. Currently, no comprehensive in-depth genomic epidemiology study of …

Plasmids Shape the Current Prevalence of tmexCD1-toprJ1 among Klebsiella pneumoniae in Food Production Chains

K Peng, Q Wang, Y Yin, Y Li, Y Liu, M Wang, SS Qin… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence of novel antimicrobial resistance genes conferring resistance to last-resort
antimicrobials poses a serious challenge to global public health security. Recently, one …