Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae

J Chen, H Zhang, X Liao - Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP), especially multidrug-resistant hvKP (MDR-
hvKP) infections, are distributed globally, and lead to several outbreaks with high …

General Overview of Klebsiella pneumonia: Epidemiology and the Role of Siderophores in Its Pathogenicity

R Abbas, M Chakkour, H Zein El Dine, EF Obaseki… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Numerous diseases, such as liver abscesses, bacteremias, pneumonia,
and urinary tract infections, are caused by Klebsiella pneumonia (K. pneumonia) …

Towards new antibiotics classes targeting bacterial metallophores

Z Ezzeddine, G Ghssein - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing bacterial resistance caused by antibiotic overuse has promoted the search
for new antimicrobial strategies. Metals uptake via bacterial metallophores are studied to …

The Different Types of Metallophores Produced by Salmonella enterica: A Review

Y Mohsen, N Tarchichi, R Barakat, I Kawtharani… - Microbiology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Salmonella enterica (S. enterica) serovars Enteritidis and Typhimurium are the main causes
of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. This Gram-negative rods bacterium possesses several …

Progress on the research and development of plague vaccines with a call to action

ED Williamson, PB Kilgore, EK Hendrix, BH Neil, J Sha… - npj Vaccines, 2024 - nature.com
There is a compelling demand for approved plague vaccines due to the endemicity of
Yersinia pestis and its potential for pandemic spread. Whilst substantial progress has been …

Copper and iron orchestrate cell-state transitions in cancer and immunity

S Müller, T Cañeque, S Solier, R Rodriguez - Trends in Cell Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Whereas genetic mutations can alter cell properties, nongenetic mechanisms can drive
rapid and reversible adaptations to changes in their physical environment, a phenomenon …

Metal Ion Signaling in Biomedicine

R Rodriguez, S Müller, L Colombeau, S Solier… - Chemical …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Complex multicellular organisms are composed of distinct tissues involving specialized cells
that can perform specific functions, making such life forms possible. Species are defined by …

Identification of Drug Targets and Their Inhibitors in Yersinia pestis Strain 91001 through Subtractive Genomics, Machine Learning, and MD Simulation Approaches

H Ali, A Samad, A Ajmal, A Ali, I Ali, M Danial, M Kamal… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, is a Gram-negative bacterium. If the plague is
not properly treated it can cause rapid death of the host. Bubonic, pneumonic, and …

Metallophore activity toward the rare earth elements by bacteria isolated from acid mine drainage due to coal mining

S Skeba, M Snyder, C Maltman - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The field of microbe–metal interactions has been gaining significant attention. While the
direct impact of metal oxyanions on bacteria has been investigated, significantly less …

Experimental and DFT Study of Monensinate and Salinomycinate Complexes Containing {Fe33–O)}7+ Core

N Petkov, A Tadjer, E Encheva, Z Cherkezova-Zheleva… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Two trinuclear oxo-centred iron (III) coordination compounds of monensic and salinomycinic
acids (HL) were synthesized and their spectral properties were studied using …