Bacterial antimicrobial metal ion resistance

JL Hobman, LC Crossman - Journal of medical …, 2015 - microbiologyresearch.org
Metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper and silver have been used in various forms as
antimicrobials for thousands of years with until recently, little understanding of their mode of …

The clinical importance of emerging Campylobacter species

SM Man - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2011 - nature.com
A growing number of Campylobacter species other than C. jejuni and C. coli have been
recognized as emerging human and animal pathogens. Although C. jejuni continues to be …

What Makes a Bacterial Species Pathogenic?:Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Genus Leptospira

DE Fouts, MA Matthias, H Adhikarla… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Leptospirosis, caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, is a globally widespread,
neglected and emerging zoonotic disease. While whole genome analysis of individual …

Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms among Campylobacter

K Wieczorek, J Osek - BioMed research international, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli are recognized as the most common
causative agents of bacterial gastroenteritis in the world. Humans most often become …

Campylobacter jejuni: molecular biology and pathogenesis

KT Young, LM Davis, VJ DiRita - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2007 - nature.com
Campylobacter jejuni is a foodborne bacterial pathogen that is common in the developed
world. However, we know less about its biology and pathogenicity than we do about other …

Guidelines for the validation and application of typing methods for use in bacterial epidemiology

A Van Belkum, PT Tassios, L Dijkshoorn… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
For bacterial typing to be useful, the development, validation and appropriate application of
typing methods must follow unified criteria. Over a decade ago, ESGEM, the ESCMID …

Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter: Emergence, Transmission and Persistence

T Luangtongkum, B Jeon, J Han, P Plummer… - Future …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Campylobacter is a leading foodborne bacterial pathogen, which causes gastroenteritis in
humans. This pathogenic organism is increasingly resistant to antibiotics, especially …

Genome-wide association study identifies vitamin B5 biosynthesis as a host specificity factor in Campylobacter

SK Sheppard, X Didelot, G Meric… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Genome-wide association studies have the potential to identify causal genetic factors
underlying important phenotypes but have rarely been performed in bacteria. We present an …

Resistance mechanisms in Campylobacter jejuni

NM Iovine - Virulence, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of food-borne gastroenteritis worldwide. While
mortality is low, morbidity imparted by post-infectious sequelae such as Guillain-Barré …

High-Resolution Transcriptome Maps Reveal Strain-Specific Regulatory Features of Multiple Campylobacter jejuni Isolates

G Dugar, A Herbig, KU Förstner, N Heidrich… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Campylobacter jejuni is currently the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans.
Comparison of multiple Campylobacter strains revealed a high genetic and phenotypic …