Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of antimicrobial-resistant opportunistic infections
in hospitalized patients. The species is naturally resistant to penicillins, and members of the …

Klebsiella pneumoniae causes a wide range of infections, including pneumonias, urinary
tract infections, bacteremias, and liver abscesses. Historically, K. pneumoniae has caused …

SUMMARY A balanced gut microbiota contributes to health, but the mechanisms
maintaining homeostasis remain elusive. Microbiota assembly during infancy is governed by …

The control over iron availability is crucial under homeostatic conditions and even more in
the case of an infection. This results from diverse properties of iron: first, iron is an important …

Transition metals are required trace elements for all forms of life. Due to their unique
inorganic and redox properties, transition metals serve as cofactors for enzymes and other …

Invasive strains of non-typhoidal salmonellae have emerged as a prominent cause of
bloodstream infection in African adults and children, with an associated case fatality of 20 …

The intestinal mucosa is a particularly dynamic environment in which the host constantly
interacts with trillions of commensal microorganisms, known as the microbiota, and …

The One Health approach emphasizes the importance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as
a major concern both in public health and in food animal production systems. As a general …

Escherichia coli is a versatile bacterial species that includes both harmless commensal
strains and pathogenic strains found in the gastrointestinal tract in humans and warm …

Macrophages mediate crucial innate immune responses via caspase-1-dependent
processing and secretion of interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and IL-18. Although infection with wild …