Antimicrobial-resistant ESKAPE ( Enterococcus faecium , Staphylococcus aureus , Klebsiella
pneumoniae , Acinetobacter baumannii , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and Enterobacter …

Traditional treatment of infectious diseases is based on compounds that kill or inhibit growth
of bacteria. A major concern with this approach is the frequent development of resistance to …

It is now apparent that microorganisms undergo significant changes during the transition from
planktonic to biofilm growth. These changes result in phenotypic adaptations that allow the …

Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) is a globally disseminated, multidrug resistant (MDR)
clone responsible for a high proportion of urinary tract and bloodstream infections. …

Specific adhesion to host tissue cells is an essential virulence factor of most bacterial pathogens.
The fundamental processes that determine bacterial attachment to host tissue surfaces …

Bladder infections affect millions of people yearly, and recurrent symptomatic infections (cystitis)
are very common. The rapid increase in infections caused by multidrug-resistant …

The development and maturation of E. coli biofilms in flow‐chambers was investigated. We
found that the presence of transfer constitutive IncF plasmids induced biofilm development …

Conventional wisdom regarding mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis holds that pathogens
arise by external acquisition of distinct virulence factors, whereas determinants shared by …

Antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative uropathogens is a major global concern. Worldwide,
the prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamase or …

Antibiotic resistance is an urgent threat to global health. Antidepressants are consumed in
large quantities, with a similar pharmaceutical market share (4.8%) to antibiotics (5%). While …