Publications
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| subinhibitory concentrations of moxifloxacin decrease adhesion and biofilm formation of stenotrophomonas maltophilia from cystic fibrosis. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an emerging nosocomial bacterial pathogen that is currently isolated with increasing frequency from the airways of cystic fibrosis (cf) patients. in this study the effect of subinhibitory concentrations (submics) of moxifloxacin on adhesion, biofilm formation and cell-surface hydrophobicity of two strains of s. maltophilia isolated from cf patients were evaluated. adhesion and biofilm formation assays were carried out on polystyrene and quantified by colony counts ... | 2010 | 19762476 |
| codon usage and gene expression pattern of stenotrophomonas maltophilia r551-3 for pathogenic mode of living. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain r551-3 is a multiple-antibiotic-resistant opportunistic human pathogen involved in nosocomial infections. it has a widely distributed gc-rich (>66%) genome. analysis of differential expression of the genes of this genome reveals that majority of genes belonging to highly expressed category are mostly present on lagging strand without showing any strand specific codon usage bias. relatively small number of lowly expressed genes is equally distributed on both le ... | 2009 | 19769943 |
| point-of-use water filtration reduces healthcare-associated infections in bone marrow transplant recipients. | outbreaks of infection with gram-negative bacteria (gnb) have been linked to hospital water. we sought to determine whether point-of-use (pou) water filtration might result in decreased risk of infection in hospitalized bone marrow transplant (bmt) recipients in the absence of any recognized outbreak. unfiltered water was sampled from taps in the bmt unit of a major us teaching hospital, and cultured at a reference laboratory. pou bacterial-retentive filters (0.2 mum) were installed throughout t ... | 2010 | 19781018 |
| purification and characterization of 3-ketovalidoxylamine a c-n lyase produced by stenotrophomonas maltrophilia. | a soluble 3-ketovalidoxylamine a c-n lyase from stenotrophomonas maltrophilia was purified to 367.5-fold from the crude enzyme, with a yield of 16.4% by column chromatography on high s iex, methyl hic, high q iex, and sephadex g 100. the molecular mass of the enzyme was estimated to be 34 kda by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and the enzyme was a neutral protein having an isoelectric point value at ph 7.0. the optimal ph of 3-ketovalidoxylamine a c-n lyase was around ... | 2010 | 19795222 |
| stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia in 40 haematology patients: risk factors, therapy and outcome. | 2010 | 19802036 | |
| in vitro pharmacodynamics of levofloxacin and other aerosolized antibiotics under multiple conditions relevant to chronic pulmonary infection in cystic fibrosis. | the inhalational administration of antibiotics can provide high concentrations locally in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients and, thus, can be useful for the treatment of chronic bacterial infections. the present study evaluated the in vitro activities of levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, tobramycin, amikacin, and aztreonam against clinical isolates of pseudomonas aeruginosa, burkholderia cepacia complex, stenotrophomonas maltophilia, alcaligenes xylosoxidans, and staphylococcus aureus from cystic ... | 2010 | 19805554 |
| synergic degradation of phenanthrene by consortia of newly isolated bacterial strains. | three different bacteria capable of degrading phenanthrene were isolated from sludge of a pulp wastewater treatment plant and identified as acinetobacter baumannii, klebsiella oxytoca, and stenotrophomonas maltophilia. phenanthrene degradation efficiencies by different combinations (consortia) of these bacteria were investigated and their population dynamics during phenanthrene degradation were monitored using capillary electrophoresis-based single-strand conformation polymorphism (ce-sscp). whe ... | 2009 | 19818817 |
| antibacterial activity of synthetic fire ant venom: the solenopsins and isosolenopsins. | we determined the in vitro activity of 9 synthetic fire ant venom alkaloids (+/-)-solenopsin a, (2r, 6r)-solenopsin a, (2s, 6s)-solenopsin b, (+/-)-isosolenopsin a, (2s, 6r)-isosolenopsin a,(2r, 6s)-isosolenopsin a, (+/-)-isosolenopsin b, (2s, 6r)-isosolenopsin b, and (2r, 6s)-isosolenopsin b against 6 species of bacteria (streptococcus pneumoniae, staphylococcus aureus, enterococcus faecalis, escherichia coli, stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and pseudomonas aeruginosa). | 2009 | 19826319 |
| successful treatment of stenotrophomonas maltophilia meningitis in a preterm baby boy: a case report. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important cause of hospital acquired infection particularly among severely debilitated and immunosuppressed patients. | 2009 | 19830198 |
| in vitro study of antibacterial activity on multi-resistant bacteria and chemical composition of the chloroform extract of endemic centaurea drabifolia subsp. cappadocica. | the antimicrobial activity of the n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of the aerial parts of c. drabifolia s.m. subsp. cappadocica (dc.) wagenitz (asteraceae) was evaluated against microorganisms including multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria using the paper disc diffusion method. the chemical composition of the chloroform extract of this plant was determined by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. the chloroform extract exhibited significant antibacte ... | 2009 | 19831042 |
| characterization of an isoproturon mineralizing bacterial culture enriched from a french agricultural soil. | the phenylurea herbicide isoproturon, 3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (ipu), was found to be rapidly mineralized by a bacterial culture isolated from an agricultural soil regularly exposed to ipu. molecular analysis of the bacterial culture by dna fingerprinting, cloning and sequencing of the 16s rrna genes revealed that it consisted of six different members among whom the dominant was related to sphingomonas sp. six bacterial strains belonging to genera ancylobacter, pseudomonas, stenotr ... | 2009 | 19836052 |
| smqnr contributes to intrinsic resistance to quinolones in stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | 2010 | 19841154 | |
| crystallization and preliminary x-ray diffraction characterization of rpff, a key dsf synthase from stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia has emerged as a critical nosocomial opportunistic pathogen in the last few years. it is resistant to many clinically useful antibiotics; hence, new ways of combatting this bacterium are essential. diffusible signal factor (dsf) dependent quorum sensing is a major mechanism of virulence induction in s. maltophilia, with rpff playing a key role in dsf biosynthesis. inhibiting s. maltophilia rpff (smrpff) function via small-molecule interference may constitute a new wa ... | 2009 | 19851012 |
| risk factors for mortality in patients with nosocomial stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia. | the aim of this study was to determine potential risk factors for mortality in patients with nosocomial stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia. | 2009 | 19852664 |
| rates of stenotrophomonas maltophilia colonization and infection in relation to antibiotic cycling protocols. | this study evaluated whether antibiotic cycling programmes using broad-spectrum agents including carbapenems were associated with increased rates of colonization or infection by stenotrophomonas maltophilia. retrospective analyses of colonization or infection by s. maltophilia from 1992 to 2002 were conducted using university of virginia hospital clinical microbiology records of patients with any culture positive for s. maltophilia and hospital epidemiology records of nosocomial s. maltophilia i ... | 2009 | 19874637 |
| [a sensitive, specific and predictive isolation medium developed for stenotrophomonas maltophilia study in healthcare settings]. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia (smalto) is a prominent nosocomial pathogen, commonly isolated in the hospital environment. multiple smalto nosocomial outbreaks have been linked to contaminated water sources. this study aimed to develop a medium able to ease healthcare environment smalto isolation. | 2010 | 19892479 |
| [stenotrophomonas maltophilia and pseudomonas aeruginosa water-associated microbiologic risk assessment in amiens' university hospital centre]. | pseudomonas aeruginosa (psa) and stenotrophomonas maltophilia (smalto) are major opportunistic waterborne pathogens causing hospital-acquired infections. this study aimed to assess the biocontamination level of cold water used in amiens' university hospital wards, from march to june 2008. | 2010 | 19892487 |
| attributable mortality of stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections: a systematic review of the literature. | although stenotrophomonas maltophilia is commonly isolated from clinical specimens, mainly of immunocompromised patients, mortality directly attributable to this organism is controversial. we searched pubmed, scopus and cochrane and assessed the available literature regarding mortality attributable to infection with s. maltophilia. | 2009 | 19895214 |
| the investigation of nematocidal activity in stenotrophomonas maltophilia g2 and characterization of a novel virulence serine protease. | the gram-negative bacterium stenotrophomonas maltophilia g2 was isolated from a soil sample and was found to have high nematotoxic activity against a free-living nematode, panagrellus redivivus, and a plant-parasitic nematode, bursaphelenchus xylophilus. the analysis of virulence factors revealed that although the small molecular metabolites participated in nematode killing, the crude extracellular protein extract from the bacterial culture supernatant contributed significantly to its nematocida ... | 2009 | 19898533 |
| continuous 2-keto-l-gulonic acid fermentation by mixed culture of ketogulonicigenium vulgare dsm 4025 and bacillus megaterium or xanthomonas maltophilia. | the fermentation process of 2-keto-l-gulonic acid (2kga) from l-sorbose was developed using a two-stage continuous fermentation system. the mixed culture of ketogulonicigenium vulgare dsm 4025 and bacillus megaterium dsm 4026 produced 90 g/l of 2kga from 120 g/l of l-sorbose at the dilution rate of 0.01 h(-1) in a single-stage continuous fermentation process. but after the production period was beyond 150 h, the significant decrease of 2kga productivity was observed. when the non-spore forming b ... | 2010 | 19902207 |
| beverages obtained from soda fountain machines in the u.s. contain microorganisms, including coliform bacteria. | ninety beverages of three types (sugar sodas, diet sodas and water) were obtained from 20 self-service and 10 personnel-dispensed soda fountains, analyzed for microbial contamination, and evaluated with respect to u.s. drinking water regulations. a follow-up study compared the concentration and composition of microbial populations in 27 beverages collected from 9 soda fountain machines in the morning as well as in the afternoon. ice dispensed from these machines was also examined for microbial c ... | 2010 | 19926155 |
| multidrug resistance in clinical isolates of stenotrophomonas maltophilia: roles of integrons, efflux pumps, phosphoglucomutase (spgm), and melanin and biofilm formation. | integrons, efflux pumps, phosphoglucomutase (spgm), and melanin and biofilm formation were investigated in 40 multidrug-resistant (mdr) and 30 non-mdr stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates recovered from patients treated at national taiwan university hospital (taipei, taiwan). class 1 integrons were clearly associated with multidrug resistance. sequencing data revealed that aminoglycoside-modifying genes occurred most frequently in the integron and disclosed a new bla(imp-8)/aac6-ii/aada5 gene c ... | 2010 | 19926255 |
| 16s rrna gene-based identification of cultured bacterial flora from host-seeking ixodes ricinus, dermacentor reticulatus and haemaphysalis concinna ticks, vectors of vertebrate pathogens. | a total of 151 bacterial isolates were recovered from different developmental stages (larvae, nymphs and adults) of field-collected ticks (67 strains from ixodes ricinus, 38 from dermacentor reticulatus, 46 from haemaphysalis concinna). microorganisms were identified by means of 16s rrna gene sequencing. almost 87 % of the strains belonged to g(+) bacteria with predominantly occurring genera bacillus and paenibacillus. other g(+) strains included arthrobacter, corynebacterium, frigoribacterium, ... | 2009 | 19937215 |
| cold-active extracellular alkaline protease from an alkaliphilic stenotrophomonas maltophilia: production of enzyme and its industrial applications. | a novel psychro-tolerant bacterium stenotrophomonas maltophilia (mtcc 7528) with an ability to produce extracellular, cold-active, alkaline, and detergent-stable protease was isolated from soil samples obtained from gangotri glacier, western himalaya, india. the culture conditions for higher protease production were optimized with respect to incubation time, agitation, substrate, ph, and temperature. maximum protease production of 56.2 u x ml(-1) was achieved in the medium at 20 degrees c and ph ... | 2009 | 19940938 |
| novel tn4371-ice like element in ralstonia pickettii and genome mining for comparative elements. | integrative conjugative elements (ices) are important factors in the plasticity of microbial genomes. an element related to the ice tn4371 was discovered during a bioinformatic search of the ralstonia pickettii 12j genome. this element was analysed and further searches carried out for additional elements.a pcr method was designed to detect and characterise new elements of this type based on this scaffold and a culture collection of fifty-eight ralstonia pickettii and ralstonia insidiosa strains ... | 2009 | 19941653 |
| epidemiology of bloodstream infections in patients with haematological malignancies with and without neutropenia. | all bacterial isolates from 7058 patients admitted to haemato-oncology wards at national taiwan university hospital between 2002 and 2006 were characterized. in total 1307 non-duplicate bloodstream isolates were made from all patients with haematological malignancy; 853 (65%) of these were from neutropenic patients. gram-negative bacteria predominated (60%) in neutropenic isolates with escherichia coli (12%), klebsiella pneumoniae (10%), acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex (6%), and st ... | 2010 | 19941686 |
| clinical and histopathologic examination of ulcerating vocal fold lesions in an immunosuppressed patient. | we present the unique opportunity to correlate videostroboscopic findings with histologic examination. an immunocompromised patient with hoarseness because of ulcerative lesions of both vocal folds of uncertain cause died within a few weeks of initial presentation, and the larynx was donated for postmortem examination. relevant history, as well as endoscopic and histopathologic findings, is presented. | 2010 | 19944907 |
| successful antibiotic lock therapy in patients with refractory peritonitis. | we describe two patients receiving peritoneal dialysis who experienced refractory peritonitis caused each by gram-negative bacteria: acinetobacter baumannii and stenotrophomonas maltophilia. these patients did not respond to appropriate intraperitoneal antibiotic therapy. we assumed bacterial colonization in the intra-abdominal portion of the catheter with biofilm. therefore, patients were treated with additional instillation of a ceftazidime-heparin lock into the catheter lumen after each excha ... | 2009 | 19954727 |
| functional consortium for denitrifying sulfide removal process. | denitrifying sulfide removal (dsr) process simultaneously converts sulfide, nitrate, and chemical oxygen demand from industrial wastewaters to elemental sulfur, nitrogen gas, and carbon dioxide, respectively. this investigation utilizes a dilution-to-extinction approach at 10(-2) to 10(-6) dilutions to elucidate the correlation between the composition of the microbial community and the dsr performance. in the original suspension and in 10(-2) dilution, the strains stenotrophomonas sp., thauera s ... | 2010 | 19956940 |
| colistin therapy for microbiologically documented multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections: a retrospective cohort study of 258 patients. | it is unclear whether the effectiveness of polymyxins depends on the site of infection, the responsible pathogen, dosage, and monotherapy vs. combination therapy. we investigated colistin therapy in a large, retrospective, single-centre, cohort study. primary analysis outcomes were infection outcome, survival and nephrotoxicity. over a 7-year period (october 2000 to october 2007), 258 patients received intravenous (i.v.) colistin for at least 72h for microbiologically documented multidrug-resist ... | 2010 | 20006471 |
| chronic mycobacterium abscessus infection and lung function decline in cystic fibrosis. | although nontuberculous mycobacteria (ntm) are recognized pathogens in cystic fibrosis (cf), associations with clinical outcomes remain unclear. | 2010 | 20071249 |
| novel variants of the smqnr family of quinolone resistance genes in clinical isolates of stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | recent analysis of stenotrophomonas maltophilia has identified a novel family of resistance genes (smqnr) encoding pentapeptide repeat proteins, which confer low-level resistance to quinolones. this study describes further novel variants present in clinical isolates of s. maltophilia and investigates their effect on resistance to a number of quinolones in an escherichia coli host. | 2010 | 20071366 |
| efficacy of copper-silver ionization in controlling biofilm- and plankton-associated waterborne pathogens. | the study was to determine the efficacy of copper-silver ionization against the formation of pseudomonas aeruginosa, stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and acinetobacter baumannii in biofilms and planktonic phases. at concentrations below the epa limits, ionization has potential to control the three waterborne pathogens, in addition to legionella, in hospital water systems for nosocomial infection control. | 2010 | 20080997 |
| phylogenetic diversity of alkaline protease-producing psychrotrophic bacteria from glacier and cold environments of lahaul and spiti, india. | the diversity of proteolytic bacteria associated with a glacier and cold environment soils from three different locations in lahaul and spiti, india was investigated. two hundred seventeen bacterial strains were isolated in pure culture. subsequently these strains were screened for protease-production and one hundred nine showed protease production. from these protease producing psychrotrophic bacteria twenty showing high enzyme production at low temperature and alkaline ph were characterized an ... | 2010 | 20082368 |
| [investigation of antibacterial activity of sertralin]. | sertralin is a psychotropic drug which acts by inhibiting the selective serotonin re-uptake in the synaptic area. previous studies have shown that some antidepressant agents have antibacterial activity. the aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro antibacterial activity of sertralin. a total of 224 bacterial strains isolated from clinical specimens together with standard control strains were included to the study. the antibacterial activity of sertralin was determined by microdilution m ... | 2009 | 20084919 |
| polymorphic mutation frequencies of clinical and environmental stenotrophomonas maltophilia populations. | mutation frequencies were studied in 174 stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from clinical and nonclinical environments by detecting spontaneous rifampin-resistant mutants in otherwise-susceptible populations. the distribution of mutation frequencies followed a pattern similar to that found for other bacterial species, with a modal value of 1 x 10(-8). nevertheless, the proportion of isolates showing mutation frequencies below the modal value (hypomutators) was significantly higher for s. malt ... | 2010 | 20097818 |
| isolation of uv-b resistant bacteria from two high altitude andean lakes (4,400 m) with saline and non saline conditions. | laguna (l.) negra and l. verde are high altitude andean lakes located at the 4,400 m altitude in the andean desert (puna) in the argentine northwest. both lakes are exposed to extreme weather conditions but differ in salinity contents (salinity 6.7% for l. negra and 0.27% for l. verde). the aim of this work was to isolate ultraviolet b fraction (uv-b) resistant bacteria under uv-stress in order to determine, a possible connection, between resistance to uv-b and tolerance to salinity. dna damage ... | 2009 | 20118609 |
| colistin administration to pediatric and neonatal patients. | emergence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative nosocomial pathogens has led to resurgence of colistin use. safety and efficacy data regarding colistin use in pediatric patients are sparse, while optimal dosage has not been defined. we present a case series of neonates and children without cystic fibrosis treated with various doses of colistin intravenously. the records of patients who received colistin in a tertiary-care hospital from january 2007 to march 2009 were reviewed. thirteen patients ( ... | 2010 | 20119725 |
| histamine, cadaverine, and putrescine produced in vitro by enterobacteriaceae and pseudomonadaceae isolated from spinach. | a total of 364 bacterial isolates, obtained from spinach leaves, were assayed in a decarboxylase broth containing histidine, lysine, and ornithine to check their ability to produce biogenic amines, and then quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography. among these isolates, 240 formed cadaverine, 208 formed putrescine, and 196 formed histamine, in widely varying amounts. they frequently produced more than one biogenic amine. klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae and morganella morganii ... | 2010 | 20132689 |
| molecular analysis of bacterial population structure and dynamics during cold storage of untreated and treated milk. | spoilage bacteria in milk are controlled by treatments such as thermization, microfiltration and addition of carbon dioxide. however, little information is known about the changes in microbial communities during subsequent cold storage of treated milk. culture-dependent methods and a direct molecular approach combining 16s rrna gene clone libraries and quantitative pcr (q-pcr) were applied to obtain a better overview of the structure and the dynamics of milk microbiota. raw milk samples were tre ... | 2010 | 20137820 |
| cyclobutanone analogues of beta-lactams revisited: insights into conformational requirements for inhibition of serine- and metallo-beta-lactamases. | the most important mode of bacterial resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics is the expression of beta-lactamases. new cyclobutanone analogues of penams and penems have been prepared and evaluated for inhibition of class a, b, c, and d beta-lactamases. inhibitors which favor conformations in which the c4 carboxylate is equatorial were found to be more potent than those in which the carboxylate is axial, and molecular modeling studies with enzyme-inhibitor complexes indicate that an equatorial orie ... | 2010 | 20141132 |
| biotransformation of thianicotinyl neonicotinoid insecticides: diverse molecular substituents response to metabolism by bacterium stenotrophomonas maltophilia cgmcc 1.1788. | the carbon atom that neighbors the tertiary amine attached to the 6-chloro-3-pyridinylmethyl moiety is the key active site in the hydroxylation of the neonicotinoids imidacloprid and thiacloprid as well as in the demethylation of acetamiprid by stenotrophomonas maltophilia cgmcc 1.1788. in this study, thianicotinyl neonicotinoid insecticides having diverse molecular substituents were biotransformed by s. maltophilia cgmcc 1.1788. the results indicated that the substitution of 6-chloropyridyl in ... | 2010 | 20149644 |
| molecular identification by 16s rdna sequencing using excised corneal tissues: a useful diagnostic tool for refractory keratitis. | 2010 | 20151286 | |
| characterization of two diesel fuel degrading microbial consortia enriched from a non acclimated, complex source of microorganisms. | the bioremediation of soils impacted by diesel fuels is very often limited by the lack of indigenous microflora with the required broad substrate specificity. in such cases, the soil inoculation with cultures with the desired catabolic capabilities (bioaugmentation) is an essential option. the use of consortia of microorganisms obtained from rich sources of microbes (e.g., sludges, composts, manure) via enrichment (i.e., serial growth transfers) on the polluting hydrocarbons would provide biorem ... | 2010 | 20158909 |
| treatment of stenotrophomonas neonatal urinary tract infection with instillation of ciprofloxacin. | 2010 | 20165887 | |
| risk factors for mortality among patients with stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia in tokyo, japan, 1996-2009. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an important nosocomial pathogen, especially among immunocompromised patients. the objective of this study was to clarify the clinical characteristics, prognosis, and prognostic factors of patients with s. maltophilia bacteremia in japan. the microbiology records of all patients with s. maltophilia bacteremia between january 1996 and april 2009 at toranomon hospital, tokyo, japan, were retrospectively reviewed. a total of 53 cases of bacteremia were identified. th ... | 2010 | 20177726 |
| isolation of a methyl parathion-degrading strain stenotrophomonas sp. smsp-1 and cloning of the ophc2 gene. | a rod-shaped, gram-negative bacterium stenotrophomonas sp. smsp-1 was isolated from the sludge of a wastewater treating system of a pesticide manufacturer. strain smsp-1 could hydrolyze methyl parathion to p-nitrophenol (pnp) and dimethyl phosphorothioate but could not degrade pnp further. strain smsp-1 was able to hydrolyze other organophosphate pesticides, including fenitrothion, ethyl parathion, fenthion, and phoxim, but not chlorpyrifos. a 4395-bp dna fragment, including an organophosphorus ... | 2010 | 20182770 |
| level of chemical and microbiological contaminations in chili bo (paste). | the objective of this study was to determine the level of preservatives and microbiological loads in various brands of commercially available chili bo (paste). fifteen different brands of chili bo obtained from the local market and hypermarkets were analyzed for ph, moisture and benzoic acid content, microbiological loads (aerobic, anaerobic, aerobic spores, and fungi), and thermophilic microorganisms. results showed that both moisture content and ph vary among samples. the concentrations of ben ... | 2010 | 20202342 |
| reductive degradation of pyrazine-2-carboxylate by a newly isolated stenotrophomonas sp. hcu1. | a bacterium growing on pyrazine-2-carboxylate broth was isolated, purified and identified as a strain of stenotrophomonas sp. based on polyphasic taxonomic analyses and designated as strain hcu1. 16s rrna gene sequence of strain hcu1 showed 98.7% sequence similarity with the type strain of stenotrophomonas maltophilia belonging to gammaproteobacteria. growth of strain hcu1 was demonstrated when pyrazine-2-carboxylate was used as a sole source of nitrogen. ring reduction of pyrazine-2-carboxylate ... | 2010 | 20217461 |
| [microbial population of lower respiratory tract in children from different age groups with cystic fibrosis]. | to study microflora of lower respiratory tract of children from different age groups with cystic fibrosis during follow-up for determination of its variability and possible sources of infectious complications. | 2010 | 20218338 |
| stenotrophomonas panacihumi sp. nov., isolated from soil of a ginseng field. | the study isolated a gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-motile bacterium from the soil of a ginseng field in daejeon, south korea and characterized it to determine its taxonomic position. phylogenetic analysis, based on the 16s rrna gene sequence, revealed that strain mk06(t) belongs to the family xanthomonadacea, and showed the highest degree of sequence similarity to stenotrophomonas rhizophila e-p10(t) (98.6%), xanthomonas campestris lmg 568t (98.0%), stenotrophomonas maltophilia atcc 1d3637(t) ( ... | 2010 | 20221726 |
| changes in cystic fibrosis sputum microbiology in the united states between 1995 and 2008. | the study objective was to identify changes in cystic fibrosis (cf) sputum microbiology over 13 years. | 2010 | 20232473 |
| clinical characteristics of nosocomial infections in neonatal intensive care unit in eastern china. | a retrospective cohort study on nosocomial infections (ni) in the neonatal intensive care unit (nicu) was performed in the children's hospital of zhejiang university, hangzhou district, china. the most common infection site was pneumonia and bloodstream infection. low admission age, long nicu stay, and mechanical ventilation were significant risk factors for ni. klebsiella pneumoniae was the most common pathogen, followed by acinetobacter baumannii, staphylococcus epidermidi, pseudomonas aerugin ... | 2010 | 20297900 |
| role of excessive inflammatory response to stenotrophomonas maltophilia lung infection in dba/2 mice and implications for cystic fibrosis. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a pathogen that causes infections mainly in immunocompromised patients. despite increased s. maltophilia isolation from respiratory specimens of patients with cystic fibrosis (cf), the real contribution of the microorganism to cf pathogenesis still needs to be clarified. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the pathogenic role of s. maltophilia in cf patients by using a model of acute respiratory infection in dba/2 mice following a single exposure to aeros ... | 2010 | 20308302 |
| microbial contamination of suction tubes attached to suction instruments and preventive methods. | we investigated the microbial contamination of suction tubes attached to wall-type suction instruments. microbial contamination of suction tubes used for endoscopy or sputum suction in hospital wards was examined before and after their disinfection. in addition, disinfection and washing methods for suction tubes were evaluated. suction tubes (n=33) before disinfection were contaminated with 10(2)-10(8) colony-forming units (cfu)/tube. the main contaminants were pseudomonas aeruginosa, acinetobac ... | 2010 | 20332576 |
| antibiotic resistance of stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains isolated from captive snakes. | the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) of 24 antibiotics were determined for 45 stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains by the microdilution method at 37 and 30 degrees c (after 24 h and 48 h of incubation). the isolates were obtained from mouth swabs and pus of 116 captive snakes whereas the identical strains (based on pfge) of the same origin were discarded. at 37 degrees c, the isolates showed a low frequency of resistance to levofloxacin (0 and 8.9 % of resistant strains after 24 and 48 h ... | 2010 | 20336510 |
| identification of growth inhibition phenotypes induced by expression of bacterial type iii effectors in yeast. | many gram-negative pathogenic bacteria use a type iii secretion system to translocate a suite of effector proteins into the cytosol of host cells. within the cell, type iii effectors subvert host cellular processes to suppress immune responses and promote pathogen growth. numerous type iii effectors of plant and animal bacterial pathogens have been identified to date, yet only a few of them are well characterized. understanding the functions of these effectors has been undermined by a combinatio ... | 2010 | 20354502 |
| complex bacterial infections pre- and posttransplant. | infections complications following lung transplantation are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. management of infections is most challenging in patients with cystic fibrosis (cf), but all lung transplant recipients are at heightened risk for opportunistic infections. particularly in cf, pretransplant infections with pseudomonas aeruginosa, other highly resistant bacteria (e.g., stenotrophomonas, burkholderia), and mycobacteria play a major role in recipient selection and post-lu ... | 2010 | 20354935 |
| antimicrobial susceptibilities of a worldwide collection of stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates tested against tigecycline and agents commonly used for s. maltophilia infections. | antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined for 1,586 isolates of stenotrophomonas maltophilia from globally diverse medical centers using the clinical laboratory standards institute broth microdilution method. the combination trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (96.0% of isolates susceptible at < or =2 microg/ml trimethoprim and 38 microg/ml sulfamethoxazole) and tigecycline (95.5% of isolates sussceptible at < or =2 microg/ml) were the only antimicrobials tested with >94% susceptibility in all re ... | 2010 | 20368399 |
| stenotrophomonas maltophilia: a very rare cause of tropical pyomyositis. | pyomyositis is a purulent infection of skeletal muscles that arise from hematogenous spread associated with abscess formation. most often caused by staphylococcus aureus in more than 90-95% of cases but other rare organisms can cause this infection. herein we report a rare case of strenotrophomonas maltophilia as a cause of pyomyositis which is a rare occurrence, especially in immunocompetent adults. strenotrophomonas is a multidrug-resistant aerobic non-fermentative, non-sporulating, gram-negat ... | 2010 | 20374391 |
| adhesion to and biofilm formation on ib3-1 bronchial cells by stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from cystic fibrosis patients. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia has recently gained considerable attention as an important emerging pathogen in cystic fibrosis (cf) patients. however, the role of this microorganism in the pathophysiology of cf lung disease remains largely unexplored. in the present study for the first time we assessed the ability of s. maltophilia cf isolates to adhere to and form biofilm in experimental infection experiments using the cf-derived bronchial epithelial ib3-1cell line. the role of flagella on the ad ... | 2010 | 20374629 |
| huanglongbing, a systemic disease, restructures the bacterial community associated with citrus roots. | to examine the effect of pathogens on the diversity and structure of plant-associated bacterial communities, we carried out a molecular analysis using citrus and huanglongbing as a host-disease model. 16s rrna gene clone library analysis of citrus roots revealed shifts in microbial diversity in response to pathogen infection. the clone library of the uninfected root samples has a majority of phylotypes showing similarity to well-known plant growth-promoting bacteria, including caulobacter, burkh ... | 2010 | 20382817 |
| ampn-ampg operon is essential for expression of l1 and l2 beta-lactamases in stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | ampg is an inner membrane permease which transports products of murein sacculus degradation from the periplasm into the cytosol in gram-negative bacteria. this process is linked to induction of the chromosomal ampc beta-lactamase gene in some members of the enterobacteriaceae and in pseudomonas aeruginosa. in this study, the ampg homologue of stenotrophomonas maltophilia kj was analyzed. the ampg homologue and its upstream ampn gene form an operon and are cotranscribed under the control of the p ... | 2010 | 20385866 |
| [complete nucleotide sequence of a plasmid pvae259 from vibrio alginolyticus and analysis of molecular biological characteristic of the plasmid]. | to obtain the complete nucleotide sequence of the plasmid pvae259 from vibrio alginolyticus, to analyze molecular characteristic of the plasmid, and to explore its potential function. | 2010 | 20387457 |
| diagnostic value of pcr analysis of bacteria and fungi from blood in empiric-therapy-resistant febrile neutropenia. | this study aimed to assess the clinical utility of pcr for the analysis of bacteria and fungi from blood for the management of febrile neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies. using a pcr system able to detect a broad range of bacteria and fungi, we conducted a prospective pilot study of periodic analyses of blood from patients following intensive chemotherapy. when fever occurred, it was treated with empirical antibiotic therapy, basically without knowledge of the pcr results. in 23 ... | 2010 | 20392911 |
| introduction of an ampr-l2 intergenic segment attenuates the induced beta-lactamase activity of stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | expression of the l1 and l2 beta-lactamase genes is generally regulated by a lysr type regulator of the ampr in stenotrophomonas maltophilia. the ampr gene is located immediately upstream of l2 and is transcribed divergently, forming an ampr-l2 module. the ampr-l2 modules of 16 s. maltophilia isolates were analyzed, revealing that the ampr-l2 intergenic (ig) regions show a significant genetic diversity, whereas ampr proteins are highly conserved. the induction potential of the different ampr tow ... | 2010 | 20397035 |
| stenotrophomonas daejeonensis sp. nov., isolated from sewage. | a gram-stain-negative, motile, aerobic bacterial strain, designated mj03(t), was isolated from sewage and was characterized taxonomically by using a polyphasic approach. comparative 16s rrna gene sequence analysis showed that strain mj03(t) belongs to the family xanthomonadaceae, class gammaproteobacteria, and was related most closely to stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila amx 19(t) (97.9 % sequence similarity), stenotrophomonas humi r-32729(t) (97.1 %), stenotrophomonas nitritireducens l2(t) (96. ... | 2011 | 20400671 |
| [identifying bacteria using a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (maldi-tof) mass spectrometer. comparison with routine methods used in clinical microbiology laboratories]. | the methods routinely used for bacterial identification in clinical microbiology laboratory, although miniaturized and automated, are still based on the same basic principles as classical identification methods. nevertheless, technological advances are emerging which could modify these routine methods. we report a comparative study between conventional identification methods and mass spectrometry maldi-tof (ms maldi-tof) for bacterial identification in the clinical microbiology laboratory. | 2010 | 20409613 |
| structure, function, and insights into the biosynthesis of a head-to-head hydrocarbon in shewanella oneidensis strain mr-1. | a polyolefinic hydrocarbon was found in nonpolar extracts of shewanella oneidensis mr-1 and identified as 3,6,9,12,15,19,22,25,28-hentriacontanonaene (compound i) by mass spectrometry, chemical modification, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. compound i was shown to be the product of a head-to-head fatty acid condensation biosynthetic pathway dependent on genes denoted as ole (for olefin biosynthesis). four ole genes were present in s. oneidensis mr-1. deletion of the entire oleabcd ge ... | 2010 | 20418444 |
| construction of river model biofilm for assessing pesticide effects. | due to the high importance of biofilms on river ecosystems, assessment of pesticides' adverse effects is necessary but is impaired by high variability and poor reproducibility of both natural biofilms and those developed in the laboratory. we constructed a model biofilm to evaluate the effects of pesticides, consisting in cultured microbial strains, pedobacter sp. 7-11, aquaspirillum sp. t-5, stenotrophomonas sp. 3-7, achnanthes minutissima n71, nitzschia palea n489, and/or cyclotella meneghinia ... | 2011 | 20422166 |
| clinical characteristics of stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients: a single center experience. | recipients of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (hsct) are at high risk for infections caused by stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | 2010 | 20425134 |
| isolation and characterization of a virulent bacteriophage ab1 of acinetobacter baumannii. | acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging nosocomial pathogen worldwide with increasing prevalence of multi-drug and pan-drug resistance. a. baumannii exists widely in natural environment, especially in health care settings, and has been shown difficult to be eradicated. bacteriophages are often considered alternative agent for controlling bacterial infection and contamination. in this study, we described the isolation and characterization of one virulent bacteriophage ab1 capable of specifically i ... | 2010 | 20426877 |
| colistin susceptibility testing: evaluation of reliability for cystic fibrosis isolates of pseudomonas aeruginosa and stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | antibiotic susceptibility methods that are commonly used to test bacterial isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis are of uncertain reliability for the polymyxins. to assess the reliability of four standard testing methods, this pilot study used a challenge set that included polymyxin-resistant isolates of pseudomonas aeruginosa and stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | 2010 | 20430789 |
| chemical composition of endemic scorzonera sandrasica and studies on the antimicrobial activity against multiresistant bacteria. | the present study describes the antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of scorzonera sandrasica hartvig et strid (family asteraceae), endemic to turkey. the antimicrobial activity of the hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and ethanol extracts of the aerial parts of s. sandrasica was evaluated against microorganisms, including multiresistant bacteria, using a paper disc diffusion method. the chemical composition of the chloroform extract of the plant was determined by gas chromatography ... | 2010 | 20438328 |
| comparison of different antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods for stenotrophomonas maltophilia and results of synergy testing. | accurate determination of resistance is important to ensure appropriate antimicrobial therapy in stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections. this study was undertaken to evaluate the susceptibility results obtained by disc diffusion, e-test, phoenix system, and reference agar dilution method and also to evaluate the in vitro activity of various antimicrobial combinations against multidrug-resistant s. maltophilia. susceptibilities to several antimicrobial agents were determined by agar dilution, di ... | 2010 | 20449623 |
| [investigation of the in vitro antibacterial effects of statins]. | it was previously shown that statins have anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and anti-oxidant effects. this study was aimed to investigate the in-vitro antibacterial effects of simvastatin and atorvastatin. in this study antibacterial activity of the statins were tested against 16 methicillin-susceptible stophylococcus aureus (mssa), 16 methicillin-resistant s.aureus (mrsa), 16 methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcus (mrcons), 9 vancomycin-susceptible enterococcus faecium, 7 van ... | 2010 | 20455414 |
| genetic engineering of stenotrophomonas strain yc-1 to possess a broader substrate range for organophosphates. | in this work, stenotrophomonas sp. strain yc-1, a native soil bacterium that produces methyl parathion hydrolase (mph), was genetically engineered to possess a broader substrate range for organophosphates (ops). a surface anchor system derived from the truncated ice nucleation protein (inpnc) from pseudomonas syringae was used to target organophosphorus hydrolase (oph) onto the cell surface of strain yc-1, reducing the potential substrate uptake limitation. the surface localization of inpnc-oph ... | 2010 | 20455565 |
| comparison of e-test and disc diffusion methods for the in vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of colistin in multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli. | to study susceptibility of clinical isolates of multi-drug resistant (mdr) gram-negative bacilli to colistin by minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) determination using etest, and compare this with their susceptibility measured by the disc diffusion (dd) method. | 2010 | 20464039 |
| antimicrobial activity of the green tea polyphenol (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (egcg) against clinical isolates of stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia is increasingly recognised as an important nosocomial pathogen. treatment options are limited due to intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics as well as concerns over toxicity of the mainstay of treatment, co-trimoxazole. epigallocatechin-3-gallate (egcg), the major catechin found in green tea, has been shown to have antimicrobial effects against a number of bacterial pathogens. we evaluated the in vitro activity of this compound against 40 clinical isolates of s. ma ... | 2010 | 20472404 |
| isolation and characterization of butachlor-catabolizing bacterial strain stenotrophomonas acidaminiphila js-1 from soil and assessment of its biodegradation potential. | isolation, characterization and assessment of butachlor-degrading potential of bacterial strain js-1 in soil. | 2010 | 20477958 |
| degradation of microcystin-lr and rr by a stenotrophomonas sp. strain ems isolated from lake taihu, china. | a bacterial strain ems with the capability of degrading microcystins (mcs) was isolated from lake taihu, china. the bacterium was tentatively identified as a stenotrophomonas sp. the bacterium could completely consume mc-lr and mc-rr within 24 hours at a concentration of 0.7 microg/ml and 1.7 microg/ml, respectively. the degradation of mc-lr and mc-rr by ems occurred preferentially in an alkaline environment. in addition, mlra gene involved in the degradation of mc-lr and mc-rr was detected in e ... | 2010 | 20479990 |
| stenotrophomonas maltophilia flagellin induces a compartmentalized innate immune response in mouse lung. | intranasal (i.n.) instillation of different amounts of purified stenotrophomonas maltophilia flagellin preparation (1, 5 and 15 microg) in balb/c mice stimulated a transient innate immune response in the lungs. this was characterized by infiltration of different kinds of leukocytes (neutrophils, monocytes and lymphocytes), production of various inflammatory mediators (tumour necrosis factor alpha, interleukin 1 beta, interleukin 10, nitric oxide, myeloperoxidase and malondialdehyde) and activate ... | 2010 | 20488935 |
| screening for endophytic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in brazilian sugar cane varieties used in organic farming and description of stenotrophomonas pavanii sp. nov. | a gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming and nitrogen-fixing bacterium, designated icb 89(t), was isolated from stems of a brazilian sugar cane variety widely used in organic farming. 16s rrna gene sequence analysis revealed that strain icb 89(t) belonged to the genus stenotrophomonas and was most closely related to stenotrophomonas maltophilia lmg 958(t), stenotrophomonas rhizophila lmg 22075(t), stenotrophomonas nitritireducens l2(t), [pseudomonas] geniculata atcc 19374(t), [pseudomonas] ... | 2011 | 20495025 |
| aerosolized amikacin and oral clarithromycin to eradicate mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with cystic fibrosis: an 8-year follow-up. | 2010 | 20503290 | |
| structure of stenotrophomonas maltophilia feoa complexed with zinc: a unique prokaryotic sh3-domain protein that possibly acts as a bacterial ferrous iron-transport activating factor. | iron is vital to the majority of prokaryotes, with ferrous iron believed to be the preferred form for iron uptake owing to its much better solubility. the major route for bacterial ferrous iron uptake is found to be via an feo (ferrous iron-transport) system comprising the three proteins feoa, feob and feoc. although the structure and function of feob have received much attention recently, the roles played by feoa and feoc have been little investigated to date. here, the tertiary structure of fe ... | 2010 | 20516589 |
| ecthyma gangrenosum: a rare cutaneous manifestation caused by stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a leukemic patient. | ecthyma gangrenosum (eg) is a well-recognized cutaneous infection that most commonly affects immunocompromised patients. it typically occurs on the extremities, or in gluteal and perineal regions. although pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most well-known pathogen causing eg, other organisms have been reported to cause eg. herein we report a rare case of ecthyma gangrenosum presenting as aggressive necrotic skin lesions in perioral and infraorbital areas in a 47-year-old patient with acute myelocyti ... | 2009 | 20523829 |
| stenotrophomonas maltophilia: significant contemporary hospital pathogen - review. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia (sm) plays an important role as an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised individuals. the growing detection rates of this bacterium in hospitalized patients are associated with the invasiveness of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures and the selection pressure of antibiotic therapy. a broad range of infections that can be caused by sm is frequently bound to biofilm. the high level of intrinsic resistance to many unrelated antibiotics and increasing acquired re ... | 2010 | 20526844 |
| analysis of bacterial fatty acids by flow modulated comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with parallel flame ionization detector/mass spectrometry. | comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (gcxgc) offers an interesting tool for profiling bacterial fatty acids. flow modulated gcxgc using a commercially available system was evaluated, different parameters such as column flows and modulation time were optimized. the method was tested on bacterial fatty acid methyl esters (bames) from stenotrophomonas maltophilia lmg 958t by using parallel flame ionization detector (fid)/mass spectrometry (ms). the results are compared to data obtained ... | 2010 | 20527679 |
| a giant family of short palindromic sequences in stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | the genome of stenotrophomonas maltophilia is peppered with palindromic elements called smag (stenotrophomonas maltophilia gtag) because they carry at one terminus the tetranucleotide gtag. the repeats are species-specific variants of the superfamily of repetitive extragenic palindromes (reps), dna sequences spread in the intergenic space in many prokaryotic genomes. the genomic organization and the functional features of smag elements are described herein. a total of 1650 smag elements were ide ... | 2010 | 20528935 |
| the role of stenotrophomonas maltophilia in refractory chronic rhinosinusitis. | stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacillus that has been implicated in serious nosocomial infections. this microbe has also been isolated from sinus cultures in refractory chronic rhinosinusitis (crs). the goal of this study was to elucidate the implications of s. maltophilia-positive cultures in the setting of crs. the objectives of the study were (1) to define clinical and microbiological characteristics and (2) to assess management strategy and overall outcom ... | 2010 | 20537287 |
| in vitro synergistic/additive activity of levofloxacin with meropenem against stenotrophomonas maltophilia. | synergy testing of levofloxacin and meropenem by etest and time-kill assay (tka) was performed against 30 genetically unique clinical stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates. synergy was demonstrated in 18/30 (60%) isolates by etest and in 13/30 (43%) by tka; the remaining isolates were indifferent. methods showed agreement for 25/30 (83%) of isolates. | 2010 | 20542209 |
| analysis of bacterial fatty acids by flow modulated comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with parallel flame ionization detector/mass spectrometry. | comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (gcxgc) offers an interesting tool for profiling bacterial fatty acids. flow modulated gcxgc using a commercially available system was evaluated, different parameters such as column flows and modulation time were optimized. the method was tested on bacterial fatty acid methyl esters (bames) from stenotrophomonas maltophilia lmg 958(t) by using parallel flame ionization detector (fid)/mass spectrometry (ms). the results are compared to data obtaine ... | 2010 | 20546760 |
| evaluation of genetic and functional diversity of stenotrophomonas isolates from diverse effluent treatment plants. | in this study, the samples were collected from nine etps and soil contaminated with petroleum products. the genetic diversity of 30 stenotrophomonas isolates was demonstrated by phylogenetic analysis of their 16s rrna gene nucleotide sequences, and randomly amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) analysis supplemented with in silico signature and restriction enzyme (res - alui, bfai, dpnii, haeiii, rsai and tru9i) digestion analyses. genetic diversity based on nucleotide sequence data revealed distinct ... | 2010 | 20554196 |
| [endocarditis due to stenotrophomonas maltophilia and enterobacter cloacae]. | 2010 | 20570073 | |
| clinical profile of adult cystic fibrosis patients with frequent epidemic clones of pseudomonas aeruginosa. | earlier reports suggested that pseudomonas aeruginosa frequent epidemic clones circulating in cystic fibrosis (cf) centres had increased virulence. however, recent data show no consistent associations with virulence, and suggest attenuation of virulence in chronic infection. changes to infection control programmes in relation to frequent epidemic clones should be based on their frequency, virulence across all age groups and mode of acquisition. the australian epidemic strain-1 (aes-1) (or the me ... | 2010 | 20573059 |
| [interpretive reading of the non-fermenting gram-negative bacilli antibiogram]. | among non-fermenting gram-negative rods, the most clinically important species are pseudomonas aeruginosa, acinetobacter baumannii, and stenotrophomonas maltophilia, which are frequently multiresistant. p. aeruginosa resistance to beta-lactams depends on the production of chromosomal and plasmid-mediated beta-lactamases, altered permeability (loss of oprd porin is related to carbapenem-resistance) and active efflux systems, particularly mexab-oprm. in aminoglycoside resistant strains, the main m ... | 2010 | 20579775 |
| antibiotic resistance of gram negative bacilli strains isolated from the intensive care unit in fundeni clinical institute, bucharest, romania. | the aim of this study was to investigate the antibiotic resistance profile of 58 gram negative bacilli strains (gnb): 36 non-fermentative gnb (ngnb), including 19 strains of acinetobacter spp., 11 of pseudomonas aeruginosa, 6 of stenotrophomonas maltophilia and 22 enterobacterial strains (14 strains of kehss, 6 belonging to the group proteus-providencia and 2 escherichia coli) isolated from nasal, pharyngeal exudates and also from bronchial secretions, from immuno-depressed patients admitted in ... | 2009 | 20583477 |
| case report 6: candidaemia in a high risk liver transplant recipient. | 2010 | 20591016 | |
| tertiary structure-related activity of tick defensin (persulcatusin) in the taiga tick, ixodes persulcatus. | defensins are small cysteine-rich cationic proteins found in both vertebrates and invertebrates constituting the front line of host innate immunity. to examine the importance of the tertiary structure of tick defensin in its antimicrobial activity, we synthesized two types of the peptides with tertiary structure or primary one on basis of the information of the sequence in the defensin originated from the taiga tick, ixodes persulcatus. chemically synthesized peptides were used to investigate th ... | 2011 | 20596886 |
| microbial etiologies of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia. | hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (habp) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (vabp) can be caused by a wide variety of bacteria that originate from the patient flora or the health care environment. we review the medical and microbiology literature and the results of the sentry antimicrobial surveillance program (1997-2008) to establish the pathogens most likely to cause habp or vabp. in all studies, a consistent 6 organisms (staphylococcus aureus [28.0%], pseudomonas aeruginosa [21 ... | 2010 | 20597676 |