Beyond horizontal gene transfer: the role of plasmids in bacterial evolution

J Rodríguez-Beltrán, J DelaFuente… - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Plasmids have a key role in bacterial ecology and evolution because they mobilize
accessory genes by horizontal gene transfer. However, recent studies have revealed that …

The Enterococcus: a model of adaptability to its environment

M García-Solache, LB Rice - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2019‏ - Am Soc Microbiol
The genus Enterococcus comprises a ubiquitous group of Gram-positive bacteria that are of
great relevance to human health for their role as major causative agents of health care …

Antimicrobial resistance in the global health network: known unknowns and challenges for efficient responses in the 21st century

TM Coque, R Cantón, AE Pérez-Cobas… - Microorganisms, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the Global Health challenges of the 21st century.
The inclusion of AMR on the global map parallels the scientific, technological, and …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of plasmid-mediated antibiotic resistance in the clinical context

A San Millan - Trends in microbiology, 2018‏ - cell.com
Antibiotic-resistant infections are an urgent problem in clinical settings because they sharply
increase mortality risk in critically ill patients. The horizontal spread of antibiotic resistance …

Evolutionary pathways and trajectories in antibiotic resistance

F Baquero, JL Martinez, V F. Lanza… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021‏ - Am Soc Microbiol
Evolution is the hallmark of life. Descriptions of the evolution of microorganisms have
provided a wealth of information, but knowledge regarding “what happened” has precluded …

Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterococcus spp. of animal origin

C Torres, CA Alonso, L Ruiz‐Ripa… - … in bacteria from …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Enterococcus species are natural inhabitants of the intestinal tract in humans and animals,
and due to their ubiquity in human and animal feces and their persistence in the …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmid-encoded transferable mecB-mediated methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

K Becker, S van Alen, EA Idelevich… - Emerging infectious …, 2018‏ - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During cefoxitin-based nasal screening, phenotypically categorized methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated and tested negative for the presence of the …

Antibiotic resistance: moving from individual health norms to social norms in one health and global health

S Hernando-Amado, TM Coque, F Baquero… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance is a problem for human health, and consequently, its study had been
traditionally focused toward its impact for the success of treating human infections in …

The gut microbiome as a reservoir for antimicrobial resistance

WE Anthony, CAD Burnham, G Dantas… - The Journal of …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
This review will consider the gut as a reservoir for antimicrobial resistance, colonization
resistance, and how disruption of the microbiome can lead to colonization by pathogenic …

Metagenomics reveals the impact of wastewater treatment plants on the dispersal of microorganisms and genes in aquatic sediments

BTT Chu, ML Petrovich, A Chaudhary… - Applied and …, 2018‏ - Am Soc Microbiol
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) release treated effluent containing mobile genetic
elements (MGEs), antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and microorganisms into the …