Mangrove wetlands possess four important characteristics as one of the unique marine
ecosystems, and are found in the intertidal coastal regions of the tropics and subtropics in …

Horizontal gene transfer can trigger rapid shifts in bacterial evolution. Driven by a variety of
mobile genetic elements—in particular bacteriophages and plasmids—the ability to share …

A Pseudomonas fluorescens strain ZY2, isolated from swine wastewater, was used to
investigate the synergistic effects of five heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn, Cr (VI) and Hg) on …

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the major threats to Public Health worldwide.
Understanding the transfer and maintenance of antimicrobial resistance genes mediated by …

ColE1 plasmids are important vehicles for the spread of antibiotic resistance in the
Enterobacteriaceae and Pasteurellaceae families of bacteria. Their monitoring is essential …

Sphingomonads, an important bacterial group with metabolic versatility, are ubiquitous in
polluted environments and show significant potentials in detoxification and bioremediation …

Fish photobacteriosis caused by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida (Pdp)
constitutes one of the major diseases affecting marine aquaculture worldwide. Although …

Abstract Mai Po Nature Reserve is the largest mangrove ecosystem and the most polluted
coastal water body in Hong Kong. Plasmids screening of 100 Vibrio isolates randomly …

ABSTRACT A novel colicin type, designated colicin FY, was found to be encoded and
produced by the strain Yersinia frederiksenii Y27601. Colicin FY was active against both …

Photobacterium damselae is a marine pathogenic bacterium that includes two distinct
subspecies, piscicida and damselae. The subspecies damselae is considered a non-clonal …