Decoding the resistome, virulome and mobilome of clinical versus aquatic Acinetobacter baumannii in southern Romania.

Autor: Gheorghe-Barbu I; Department of Microbiology and Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Surleac M; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; National Institute for Infectious Diseases, 'Matei Balș'', Bucharest, Romania., Barbu IC; Department of Microbiology and Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Paraschiv S; National Institute for Infectious Diseases, 'Matei Balș'', Bucharest, Romania., Bănică LM; National Institute for Infectious Diseases, 'Matei Balș'', Bucharest, Romania., Rotaru LI; Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Vrâncianu CO; Department of Microbiology and Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, 296 Splaiul Independentei, District 6, 060031 Bucharest, Romania., Niță Lazăr M; National Institute for Research and Development for Industrial Ecology, Bucharest, Romania., Oțelea D; National Institute for Infectious Diseases, 'Matei Balș'', Bucharest, Romania., Chifiriuc MC; Department of Microbiology and Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania.

Publikováno v: Heliyon [Heliyon] 2024 Jun 21; Vol. 10 (13), pp. e33372. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 21 (Print Publication: 2024).

Wastewater treatment plants, an "escape gate" for ESCAPE pathogens.

Autor: Marutescu LG; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences Section, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Popa M; Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences Section, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Gheorghe-Barbu I; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences Section, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Barbu IC; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences Section, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Rodríguez-Molina D; Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.; Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology - IBE, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.; Pettenkofer School of Public Health, Munich, Germany., Berglund F; Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research in Gothenburg (CARe), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden., Blaak H; Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands., Flach CF; Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research in Gothenburg (CARe), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden., Kemper MA; Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands., Spießberger B; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany.; Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.; Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany., Wengenroth L; Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany., Larsson DGJ; Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.; Centre for Antibiotic Resistance Research in Gothenburg (CARe), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden., Nowak D; Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.; Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC-M), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany., Radon K; Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany., de Roda Husman AM; Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands., Wieser A; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany.; Max von Pettenkofer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.; Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany., Schmitt H; Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, Netherlands., Pircalabioru Gradisteanu G; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences Section, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Romanian Academy of Sciences, Bucharest, Romania., Vrancianu CO; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Chifiriuc MC; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences Section, Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; The Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania.

Publikováno v: Frontiers in microbiology [Front Microbiol] 2023 May 24; Vol. 14, pp. 1193907. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 24 (Print Publication: 2023).

Snapshot of Phenotypic and Molecular Virulence and Resistance Profiles in Multidrug-Resistant Strains Isolated in a Tertiary Hospital in Romania.

Autor: Truşcă BS; Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania., Gheorghe-Barbu I; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest-ICUB, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050567 Bucharest, Romania., Manea M; Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania.; Fundeni Clinical Institute, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila' Bucharest, 020021 Bucharest, Romania., Ianculescu E; Fundeni Clinical Institute, 022328 Bucharest, Romania., Barbu IC; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest-ICUB, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050567 Bucharest, Romania., Măruțescu LG; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest-ICUB, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050567 Bucharest, Romania., Dițu LM; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest-ICUB, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050567 Bucharest, Romania., Chifiriuc MC; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest-ICUB, 91-95 Spl. Independentei, 050567 Bucharest, Romania.; Romanian Academy, 050045 Bucharest, Romania., Lazăr V; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101 Bucharest, Romania.

Publikováno v: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) [Pathogens] 2023 Apr 17; Vol. 12 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 17.

Subtypes, resistance and virulence platforms in extended-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Romanian isolates.

Autor: Gheorghe I; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Bucharest, Romania., Barbu IC; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Bucharest, Romania., Surleac M; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Bucharest, Romania.; National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Matei Bals', Bucharest, Romania., Sârbu I; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Bucharest, Romania.; Genetics Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Popa LI; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Bucharest, Romania.; Department of Bioinformatics, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, Romania., Paraschiv S; National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Matei Bals', Bucharest, Romania., Feng Y; Centre of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China., Lazăr V; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Bucharest, Romania., Chifiriuc MC; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania. carmen.chifiriuc@bio.unibuc.ro.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Bucharest, Romania. carmen.chifiriuc@bio.unibuc.ro.; Academy of Romanian Scientists, 050045, Bucharest, Romania. carmen.chifiriuc@bio.unibuc.ro., Oţelea D; National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Matei Bals', Bucharest, Romania., Zhiyong Z; Centre of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

Publikováno v: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2021 Jun 24; Vol. 11 (1), pp. 13288. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 24.

Genomic insight on Klebsiella variicola isolated from wastewater treatment plant has uncovered a novel bacteriophage.

Autor: Lekota, Kgaugelo E.¹ (AUTHOR) Lekota.lekota@nwu.ac.za, Mabeo, Refilwe O.¹ (AUTHOR), Ramatla, Tsepo¹ (AUTHOR), Van Wyk, Deidre A. B.¹ (AUTHOR), Thekisoe, Oriel¹ (AUTHOR), Molale-Tom, Lesego G.¹ (AUTHOR), Bezuidenhout, Cornelius C.¹ (AUTHOR)

Publikováno v: BMC Genomics. 10/22/2024, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p.