Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Strains Isolated from Food and Food Processing Environments

P Wiśniewski, AJ Zakrzewski, A Zadernowska… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Listeria monocytogenes is a particularly foodborne pathogen associated with listeriosis,
which can be disseminated in food and food processing environments. This study aimed to …

The efficacy and safety of high‐pressure processing of food

EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ … - EFSA …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High‐pressure processing (HPP) is a non‐thermal treatment in which, for microbial
inactivation, foods are subjected to isostatic pressures (P) of 400–600 MPa with common …

Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Factors, and Genotypes of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Clinical Isolates in Northern Japan: Identification of optrA in …

MS Aung, N Urushibara, M Kawaguchiya, N Ohashi… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium are the major pathogens causing community-and
healthcare-associated infections, with an ability to acquire resistance to multiple …

High-pressure processing effect on conjugal antibiotic resistance genes transfer in vitro and in the food matrix among strains from starter cultures

U Zarzecka, A Zadernowska… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the effect of high-pressure processing (HPP) on the frequency of
conjugal gene transfer of antibiotic resistance genes among strains obtained from starter …

[HTML][HTML] High pressure processing, acidic and osmotic stress increased resistance to aminoglycosides and tetracyclines and the frequency of gene transfer among …

U Zarzecka, W Chajęcka-Wierzchowska, A Zakrzewski… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the effect of food-related stresses on the expression of antibiotic
resistance of starter and protective strains and resistance gene transfer frequency. After …

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolated from fish, vegetables, and humans

AG Mubarak, MA El-Zamkan, W Younis, SO Saleh… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Enterococci, common hospital-acquired infections in immunocompromised patients, have
garnered attention in clinical microbiology. To determine the clinical relevance of …

Morphogenesis of bacterial cables in polymeric environments

S Gonzalez La Corte, CA Stevens… - Science …, 2025 - science.org
Many bacteria live in polymeric fluids, such as mucus, environmental polysaccharides, and
extracellular polymers in biofilms. However, laboratory studies typically focus on cells in …

Assessment of antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation of Enterococcus species isolated from different pig farm environments in Poland

K Grudlewska-Buda, K Skowron, J Bauza-Kaszewska… - BMC microbiology, 2023 - Springer
Background Enteroccocus spp. are human opportunistic pathogens causing a variety of
serious and life-threating infections in humans, including urinary tract infection, endocarditis …

Heme utilization by the enterococci

DN Brunson, JA Lemos - FEMS microbes, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Heme consists of a tetrapyrrole ring ligating an iron ion and has important roles in biological
systems. While well-known as the oxygen-binding molecule within hemoglobin of mammals …

Possibility of transfer and activation of'silent'tetracycline resistance genes among Enterococcus faecalis under high-pressure processing

P Wiśniewski, A Zakrzewski… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the tetracycline resistance of Enterococcus faecalis strains isolated from food
was determined and molecular analyses of the resistance background were performed by …