Escherichia coli includes clonal groups of both commensal and pathogenic strains, with
some of the latter causing serious infectious diseases. O antigen variation is current …

The major constituent of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is
lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which is comprised of lipid A, core oligosaccharide, and O …

Post-operative bacterial infections are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity after
ongoing liver transplantation. Bacteria causing these infections in the hospital setting can …

The huge increase in the availability of bacterial genomes led us to a point in which we can
investigate and query pan-genomes, for example, the full set of genes of a given bacterial …

The need to identify highly related bacterial strains is ancient in clinical, industrial, or
environmental microbiology. Strategies based on different phenotypic and genotypic …

In recent years, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has been perceived as a technology with
the potential to revolutionise clinical microbiology. Herein, we reviewed the literature on the …

Acute bacterial infections are often treated empirically, with the choice of antibiotic therapy
updated during treatment. The effects of such rapid antibiotic switching on the evolution of …

Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes a wide
range of acute and chronic infections and is frequently associated with healthcare …

Bacterial pathogens and commensals are surrounded by diverse surface polysaccharides
which include capsules and lipopolysaccharides. These carbohydrates play a vital role in …

Resistance mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) were
assessed on a collection of 420 nonredundant strains nonsusceptible to ceftazidime (MIC> 8 …