| [kluyvera ascorbata infections. apropos 2 cases]. | | 1992 | 1589614 |
| peritonitis due to kluyvera ascorbata: case report and review. | kluyvera, a new genus in the family enterobacteriaceae, was formerly known as enteric group 8 and as api group 1. although kluyvera species have been isolated from various clinical specimens such as sputum, urine, stool, and blood, the clinical significance of these isolates has not been established. recently, we treated a child who developed peritonitis due to kluyvera ascorbata. the repeated isolation of the organism in pure culture from the peritoneal fluid and its isolation from postmortem s ... | 1990 | 2193346 |
| isolation of bacterial strains, which hydrolyze glycyrrhizin and produce glycyrrhezic acid, from soil. | we isolated eight bacterial strains which could hydrolyze glycyrrhizin to glycyrrhezic acid. the bacterial strains were identified as three strains of pseudomonas saccharophila, two of plesiomonas sp., one of pseudomonas stutzeri, one of klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. ozaenae and one of kluyvera ascorbata. their capacity for the conversion of glycyrrhizin to glycyrrhezic acid was assayed by high performance liquid chromatography. p. saccharophila 11 was the most effective among the eight strains. ... | 1990 | 2231267 |
| differentiation of kluyvera cryocrescens from kluyvera ascorbata by irgasan susceptibility testing. | from the faeces of a diarrhoeic patient, we isolated a strain of kluyvera ascorbata on cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin (cin) agar, a highly selective medium used for yersinia enterocolitica. since no selective media have been described for kluyvera spp., we tested 5 strains each of k. ascorbata and k. cryocrescens for their ability to grow on cin agar. k. ascorbata exhibited an inhibition on cin of less than 10% cfu compared to blood agar, whereas k. cryocrescens did not grow at all even with inoc ... | 1986 | 3426156 |
| [isolation of kluyvera ascorbata from madagascan lemurs, healthy carriers of this unusual enterobacterium]. | six strains of kluyvera ascorbata--an unusual species in the family enterobacteriaceae--were isolated from six healthy lemurs, located in tananarive's zoological garden. their bacteriological characters are reported and compared with those of levinea and escherichia coli. their occurrence and significance in animals are discussed. | 1987 | 3450439 |
| kluyvera, a new (redefined) genus in the family enterobacteriaceae: identification of kluyvera ascorbata sp. nov. and kluyvera cryocrescens sp. nov. in clinical specimens. | kluyvera is proposed as a new genus for the group of organisms formerly known as enteric group 8 (synonym = api group 1). strains of kluyvera share the properties of most members of the family enterobacteriaceae: they are gram-negative rods, motile with peritrichous flagella, catalase positive, and oxidase negative; they grow on macconkey agar, ferment d-glucose with the production of acid and gas, and are susceptible to many antibiotics. strains are usually indole positive, methyl red positive, ... | 1981 | 7240403 |
| immunological relatedness of the lamb proteins among members of enterobacteriaceae. | we have studied the immunological relatedness of lamb proteins from a wide range of enterobacterial species, using antibodies directed against denatured escherichia coli k12 and klebsiella pneumoniae lamb proteins (lambe.c. and lambk.p., respectively), and anti-peptide antibodies directed against 10 distinct loops of lamb from e. coli k12 predicted to protrude either side of the outer membrane. we have shown that a protein immunologically related to lambe.c. and lambk.p. was present in all membe ... | 1993 | 8515243 |
| [kluyvera ascorbata bacteremia]. | | 1997 | 9235422 |
| a plant growth-promoting bacterium that decreases nickel toxicity in seedlings | a plant growth-promoting bacterium, kluyvera ascorbata sud165, that contained high levels of heavy metals was isolated from soil collected near sudbury, ontario, canada. the bacterium was resistant to the toxic effects of ni2+, pb2+, zn2+, and cro4-, produced a siderophore(s), and displayed 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase activity. canola seeds inoculated with this bacterium and then grown under gnotobiotic conditions in the presence of high concentrations of nickel chloride were ... | 1998 | 9758782 |
| [bacteremia by kluyvera ascorbata in a patient with neutropenia and fever]. | | 2000 | 10721566 |
| plant growth-promoting bacteria that decrease heavy metal toxicity in plants. | kluyvera ascorbata sud165 and a siderophore-overproducing mutant of this bacterium, k. ascorbata sud165/26, were used to inoculate tomato, canola, and indian mustard seeds which were then grown in soil for 25-42 days in the presence of either nickel, lead, or zinc. the parameters that were monitored included plant wet and dry weight, protein and chlorophyll content in the plant leaves, and concentration of heavy metal in the plant roots and shoots. as indicated by a decrease in the measured valu ... | 2000 | 10749537 |
| nucleotide sequence and characterization of a novel cefotaxime-hydrolyzing beta-lactamase (ctx-m-10) isolated in spain. | a cefotaxime-resistant, ceftazidime-susceptible escherichia coli isolate was obtained from a patient with sepsis in 1997, from which a beta-lactamase with a pi of 8.1 was cloned. cephaloridine and cefotaxime relative hydrolysis rates were 167 and 81, respectively (penicillin g rate = 100), whereas ceftazidime hydrolysis was not detected. the nucleotide sequence revealed a bla gene related to that coding for ctx-m-3. despite 21 nucleotide substitutions, only 2 determined amino acid changes (ala27 ... | 2001 | 11158766 |
| [kluyvera ascorbata. case report of a patient with crohn's disease]. | for the not frequent, we contributed a new case of infection urinary produced by the i generate kluyvera. we make a bibliographical review, clinical expression of the same and we insisted in a series of peculiarities, you like the appearance give because of the treatment pharmacologic and their intestinals. | 2001 | 11284373 |
| biological activity and colonization pattern of the bioluminescence-labeled plant growth-promoting bacterium kluyvera ascorbata sud165/26. | kluyvera ascorbata sud165/26 is a spontaneous siderophore-overproducing mutant of k. ascorbata sud165, which was previously isolated from nickel-contaminated soil and shown to significantly enhance plant growth in soil contaminated with high levels of heavy metals. to develop a better understanding of the functioning of k. ascorbata sud165/26 in the environment, and to trace its distribution in the rhizosphere, isolates of this bacterium were labeled with either green fluorescent protein or luci ... | 2001 | 11295452 |
| characterization of a chromosomally encoded extended-spectrum class a beta-lactamase from kluyvera cryocrescens. | a chromosomally located beta-lactamase gene, cloned and expressed in escherichia coli from a reference strain of the enterobacterial species kluyvera cryocrescens, encoded a clavulanic acid-inhibited ambler class a enzyme, kluc-1, with a pi value of 7.4. kluc-1 shared 86% amino acid identity with a subgroup of plasmid-mediated ctx-m-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ctx-m-1, -3, -10, -11, and -12), the most closely related enzymes, and 77% amino acid identity with klua-1 from kluyvera asco ... | 2001 | 11709346 |
| acute cholecystitis and bacteremia caused by kluyvera ascorbata in a cirrhotic patient. | | 1998 | 11864301 |
| diversity of ctx-m beta-lactamases and their promoter regions from enterobacteriaceae isolated in three parisian hospitals. | nine clinical isolates of enterobacteriaceae (six escherichia coli and three proteus mirabilis) isolated in three parisian hospitals between 1989 and 2000 showed a particular extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistance profile characterized by resistance to cefotaxime and aztreonam but not to ceftazidime. ctx-m-1, ctx-m-2, ctx-m-9, ctx-m-14 and two novel plasmid-mediated ctx-m beta-lactamases (ctx-m-20, and ctx-m-21) were identified by polymerase chain reaction and isoelectric focusing (pi>8) and ... | 2002 | 12007800 |
| novel class 1 integron (ins21) carrying blactx-m-2 in salmonella enterica serovar infantis. | the genetic organization of the region coding for ctx-m-2 in salmonella enterica serovar infantis was determined by pcr mapping. this gene seems to have been mobilized from the kluyvera ascorbata chromosome to a complex suli-type integron, similar to in6 and in7. | 2002 | 12069984 |
| blactx-m-2 is located in an unusual class 1 integron (in35) which includes orf513. | examination of the bla(ctx-m-2) gene in plasmid pmar-12 by sequencing and pcr analysis revealed that the bla gene and the surrounding dna, which is closely related (99% homology) to the kluyvera ascorbata chromosomal dna that contains the bla(klua-1) gene, are located in a complex sul1-type integron, termed in35, that includes orf513. it is possible that bla(ctx-m-2) was acquired by plasmid pmar-12 through an uncharacterized recombinational event in which orf513 could be involved. | 2002 | 12069995 |
| beta-lactamases of kluyvera ascorbata, probable progenitors of some plasmid-encoded ctx-m types. | kluyvera ascorbata produces a beta-lactamase that results in an atypical susceptibility pattern, including low-level resistance to penicillins, cephalothin, and cefuroxime, but this resistance is reversed by clavulanate. ten nucleotide sequences of the corresponding gene, bla(klua), were obtained and were found to have minor variations (96 to 100%). otherwise, bla(klua) was found to be similar (95 to 100%) to some plasmid-encoded ctx-m-type beta-lactamases. finally, mobilization of bla(klua) on ... | 2002 | 12183268 |
| [acute cholecystitis due to kluyvera ascorbata]. | | 2002 | 12237007 |
| identification of a chromosome-borne expanded-spectrum class a beta-lactamase from erwinia persicina. | from whole-cell dna of an enterobacterial erwinia persicina reference strain that displayed a penicillinase-related antibiotic-resistant phenotype, a beta-lactamase gene was cloned and expressed in escherichia coli. it encoded a clavulanic-acid-inhibited ambler class a beta-lactamase, erp-1, with a pi value of 8.1 and a relative molecular mass of ca. 28 kda. erp-1 shared 45 to 50% amino acid identity with the most closely related enzymes, the chromosomally encoded enzymes from citrobacter koseri ... | 2002 | 12384342 |
| chromosome-encoded ctx-m-3 from kluyvera ascorbata: a possible origin of plasmid-borne ctx-m-1-derived cefotaximases. | a gene identical to plasmid-borne bla(ctx-m-3) is present in the chromosome of one kluyvera ascorbata strain. it is associated with a structure including an inverted repeat right and an open reading frame 477-like gene probably involved in the mobilization of bla(ctx-m-3). two other k. ascorbata strains rendered the previously described bla(klua-9) gene. | 2004 | 15561876 |
| phylogenetic relationships of the genus kluyvera: transfer of enterobacter intermedius izard et al. 1980 to the genus kluyvera as kluyvera intermedia comb. nov. and reclassification of kluyvera cochleae as a later synonym of k. intermedia. | in order to assess the relationship between the genus kluyvera and other members of the family enterobacteriaceae, the 16s rrna genes of type strains of the recognized kluyvera species, kluyvera georgiana, kluyvera cochleae, kluyvera ascorbata and kluyvera cryocrescens, were sequenced. a comparative phylogenetic analysis based on these 16s rrna gene sequences and those available for strains belonging to several genera of the family enterobacteriaceae showed that members of the genus kluyvera for ... | 2005 | 15653915 |
| clinically significant kluyvera infections: a report of seven cases. | to determine the clinical significance of kluyvera isolates at our institution, we retrospectively analyzed clinical microbiology data from january 1999 to september 2003. we identified 11 isolates classified as kluyvera ascorbata, 7 of which were considered clinically significant pathogens: 3 cases represented urinary tract infections; 2, bacteremia; 1, a soft tissue infection of the finger; and 1, acute appendicitis with a subsequent intra-abdominal abscess. the age distribution of patients wa ... | 2005 | 15716228 |
| natural antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of kluyvera ascorbata and kluyvera cryocrescens strains and review of the clinical efficacy of antimicrobial agents used for the treatment of kluyvera infections. | the natural susceptibility of 58 k. ascorbata and 24 k. cryocrescens strains to 71 antimicrobial agents was investigated. mic values were determined with a microdilution procedure in cation-adjusted mueller hinton broth (for all strains) and isosensitest broth (for some strains). both species were naturally sensitive or of intermediate susceptibility to tetracyclines, aminoglycosides, quinolones, antifolates, chloramphenicol, nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin, aminopenicillins plus beta-lactamase inhib ... | 2005 | 15920899 |
| kluyvera urinary tract infection: case report and review of the literature. | we report the occurrence of kluyvera ascorbata urinary tact infection, presenting as acute pyelonephritis, in a 19-month-old girl without underlying uropathy. quick response to antibiotic therapy was obtained, and there was no residual renal parenchymal damage. we review the literature of infections with this very uncommon organism with particular emphasis on pediatric urinary tract infections. | 2005 | 15933577 |
| urinary tract infection caused by kluyvera ascorbata in an immunocompromised patient: case report and review. | we describe an immunocompromised patient, aged 78 y, with urinary tract infection caused by kluyvera ascorbata. complete recovery was achieved on antibiotic therapy with ceftriaxone. review of the literature clearly indicates that k. ascorbata is a potentially dangerous pathogen either in the immunocompetent or in the immunocompromised host. k. ascorbata, and in general kluyvera species, deserve prompt identification in order to determine antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and a correct and ag ... | 2005 | 16051578 |
| in vitro analysis of isecp1b-mediated mobilization of naturally occurring beta-lactamase gene blactx-m of kluyvera ascorbata. | isecp1b has been reported to be associated with and to mobilize the emerging expanded-spectrum beta-lactamase blactx-m genes in enterobacteriaceae. thus, the ability of this insertion sequence to mobilize the blactx-m-2 gene was tested from its progenitor, kluyvera ascorbata. insertions of isecp1b upstream of the blactx-m-2 gene in k. ascorbata reference strain cip7953 were first selected with cefotaxime (0.5 and 2 microg/ml). in those cases, isecp1b brought promoter sequences enhancing blactx-m ... | 2006 | 16569841 |
| characterisation of klua-9, a beta-lactamase from extended-spectrum cephalosporin-susceptible kluyvera ascorbata, and genetic organisation of bla(klua-9). | this study characterised the genetic environment of the chromosomally encoded bla(klua-9) gene from a clinical kluyvera ascorbata isolate and performed a kinetic characterisation of klua-9. purified klua-9 showed the highest catalytic efficacies towards benzylpenicillin, ampicillin, piperacillin, first-generation cephalosporins, cefuroxime and cefoperazone; like other 'cefotaximases', it showed a much higher rate of hydrolysis of cefotaxime than ceftazidime, whilst dicloxacillin, cefoxitin and i ... | 2007 | 17196371 |
| kluyvera co-infection in two solid organ transplant recipients: an emerging pathogen or a colonizer bystander? | kluyvera species are opportunistic, gram-negative bacilli in the family enterobacteriaceae. ordinarily occurring as a commensal, kluyvera have been reported to cause serious infections in immunosuppressed and immunocompetent hosts, causing diarrhea, urinary infections, peritonitis, and cholecystitis. we report kluyvera infections in 2 solid organ transplant recipients. an 18-year-old female with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency underwent living donor liver transplantation and presented 6 months la ... | 2007 | 17313481 |
| [reaction of microorganisms to the digestive fluid of the earthworms]. | the reaction of soil bacteria and fungi to the digestive fluid of the earthworm aporrectodea caliginosa was studied. the fluid was obtained by centrifugation of the native enzymes of the digestive tract. the inhibition of growth of certain bacteria, spores, and fungal hyphae under the effect of extracts from the anterior and middle sections of the digestive tract of a. caliginosa was discovered for the first time. in bacteria, microcolony formation was inhibited as early as 20-30 s after the app ... | 2007 | 17410875 |
| complete nucleotide sequence of the pctx-m3 plasmid and its involvement in spread of the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase gene blactx-m-3. | here we report the nucleotide sequence of pctx-m3, a highly conjugative plasmid that is responsible for the extensive spread of the gene coding for the ctx-m-3 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in clinical populations of the family enterobacteriaceae in poland. the plasmid belongs to the incl/m incompatibility group, is 89,468 bp in size, and carries 103 putative genes. besides bla(ctx-m-3), it also bears the bla(tem-1), aacc2, and arma genes, as well as integronic aada2, dfra12, and sul1, which ... | 2007 | 17698626 |
| a plasmid-borne shewanella algae gene, qnra3, and its possible transfer in vivo between kluyvera ascorbata and klebsiella pneumoniae. | the plasmid-borne quinolone resistance gene qnra1 is prevalent in multidrug-resistant enterobacteriaceae. a chromosomally encoded homologue in shewanella algae, qnra3, has been described. we isolated two qnra3-positive strains, one of klebsiella pneumoniae (he96) and one of kluyvera ascorbata (kas96), from the feces of an immunocompromised outpatient. the qnra3 allele was identical to that of s. algae except for 5 nucleotides and differed from qnra1 by 29 nucleotides affecting three amino acids. ... | 2008 | 18515416 |
| detection of protozoan and bacterial pathogens of public health importance in faeces of corvus spp. (large-billed crow). | parasites and bacteria are reported in the faeces of birds in the current study. fresh faecal samples of the large-billed crow (corvus spp.) were collected from the study site at bangsar, an urban setting in kuala lumpur, malaysia. these samples were transported to laboratory and analysed for parasites and bacteria. pre-prepared xld agar plates were used for culturing the bacteria in the laboratory. using the api 20etm test strips, 9 different species of bacteria were identified belonging to the ... | 2008 | 18948884 |
| urinary tract infection caused by kluyvera ascorbata in a child: case report and review of the kluyvera infections in children. | kluyvera species are described infrequently in association with clinically significant infections, and infections caused by these gram negative rods are rare in children. the spectrum of disease due to kluyvera infection in children includes urinary tract infections, enteritis, soft tissue infections, sepsis, central venous catheter infections and peritonitis. the authors report a case of kluyvera ascorbata urinary tract infection in a 3-month-old female baby, and they review the literature on k ... | 2008 | 18971906 |
| beta-lactam induction of isecp1b-mediated mobilization of the naturally occurring bla(ctx-m) beta-lactamase gene of kluyvera ascorbata. | isecp1b is an insertion element associated with the emerging expanded-spectrum beta-lactamase bla(ctx-m) genes in enterobacteriaceae. because isecp1b-bla(ctx-m)positive strains may be identified from humans and animals, the ability of this insertion sequence to mobilize the bla(ctx-m-2) gene was tested from its progenitor kluyvera ascorbata to study the effects of amoxicillin/clavulanic and cefquinome as enhancers of transposition. these beta-lactam molecules are administered parenterally to tre ... | 2008 | 19054083 |
| blactx-m genes in escherichia coli strains from croatian hospitals are located in new (blactx-m-3a) and widely spread (blactx-m-3a and blactx-m-15) genetic structures. | ctx-m-producing escherichia coli isolates from three croatian hospitals were analyzed. all bla(ctx-m-15) genes and one bla(ctx-m-3a) gene resided in widely spread isecp1 transposition modules, but other bla(ctx-m-3a) genes were in a new configuration with two is26 copies, indicating a new event of gene mobilization from a kluyvera ascorbata genome. the study confirmed the role of the e. coli st131 clonal group with incfii-type plasmids in the spread of bla(ctx-m-15) and of incl/m pctx-m3-type pl ... | 2009 | 19188377 |
| species distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of gram-negative aerobic bacteria in hospitalized cancer patients. | nosocomial infections pose significant threats to hospitalized patients, especially the immunocompromised ones, such as cancer patients. | 2009 | 19228413 |
| antibiotic susceptibility profiles of uncommon bacterial species causing severe infections in italy. | this study presents the results of the italian "severe infections project" involving bacteria that can be considered rare causes of disease. we isolated 30 uncommon human pathogens from a total of 60 strains (1.2% of all the isolates). the most frequent sources of uncommon human pathogens were primary bloodstream infections (48.3%) and pneumonia (20%). species such as comamonas testosteroni, enterococcus hirae, kluyvera ascorbata, kluyvera cryocrescens, leclercia adecarboxylata and ochrobactrum ... | 2009 | 19567344 |
| isolation of a zoonotic pathogen kluyvera ascorbata from egyptian fruit-bat rousettus aegyptiacus. | the egyptian fruit-bat rousettus aegyptiacus which had been raised at the private commercial aquarium in seoul, korea for indoor exhibition was found dead and submitted to college of veterinary medicine, seoul national university for postmortem examination. a pure bacterium of kluyvera ascorbata was isolated from the blood specimen. the isolation of k. ascorbata from fruit bat is very important, because it is the most infectious agent of the genus kluyvera that cause serious diseases to animals ... | 2010 | 19915337 |
| a case of urinary tract infection caused by kluyvera ascorbata in an infant: case report and review of the literature. | we experienced a case of urinary tract infection in a 3-month-old child caused by kluyvera ascorbata. the authors report the case and review the literature regarding kluyvera urinary tract infection exclusively in children. kluyvera infection, which had been extremely rare, has increasingly been reported, including urinary tract infection. a prompt identification of kluyvera species in clinical infections is important. recognition of its disease-producing potential and the subsequent initiation ... | 2010 | 20454915 |
| multidrug resistant kluyvera ascorbata septicemia in an adult patient: a case report. | abstract: | 2010 | 20587055 |
| [Severe sepsis, septic shock and secondary multiple organ dysfunction in infection by Kluyvera ascorbata]. | Kluyvera, a new genus of Enterobacteriaceae, is an emergent pathogen. Kluyvera species have been isolated from sputum, urine, stools, and blood. Kluyvera strains are infrequent but potentially dangerous pathogens in the immunocompetent or immunocompromised host due to their potential to provoke a wide range of infections and their ability to transfer extended spectrum beta lactamase genes. We herein report the case of a teenage male with severe sepsis and septic shock due to K. ascorbata. | 2011 | 21894234 |
| expression of esbl-like activity in infrequently encountered members of the family enterobacteriaceae. | a collection of 94 unusual members of the enterobacteriaceae were screened for the presence of extended spectrum β-lactamases (esbls) using the microscan esβl plus dried confirmation panel. presumptively positive strains were then confirmed for the presence of an esbl by double disk diffusion, e-test strips (ab biodisk, solna, sweden) and pcr for shv, tem, and ctx-m2 genes. of the 18 strains initially positive on the esβl panel only three strains (leminorella grimontii, klebsiella ozaenae, and k ... | 2011 | 22139464 |
| antibiotic susceptibility of commensal bacteria from human milk. | recent studies have focused on foodborne or commensal bacteria as vehicles of antibiotic resistance. however, the antibiotic resistance of milk bacteria from healthy donors is still vague in taiwan. for this purpose, human milk samples were obtained from randomly recruited 19 healthy women between 3 and 360 days post-partum. antibiotic susceptibility profile of bacteria from milk samples was determined. about 20 bacterial species were isolated from milk samples including staphylococcus (6 specie ... | 2016 | 26494365 |
| binary interactions of antagonistic bacteria with candida albicans under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. | we used both aerobic and anaerobic liquid co-cultures, prepared with luria bertani broth, to study the effect of bacteria on the survival of candida albicans in the external environment, away from an animal host. the bacteria were represented by aeromonas hydrophila, bacillus cereus, bacillus subtilis, clostridium, enterobacter, klebsiella pneumoniae, kluyvera ascorbata and serratia marcescens. under aerobic conditions, the yeast's growth was inhibited in the presence of bacterial growth; howeve ... | 2016 | 26566932 |
| enterobacterial colonization in captive red-eared sliders (trachemys scripta elegans). | the handling of turtles and other reptiles can be associated with risk of pathogenic enterobacteria transmission, mainly salmonella spp. the aim of this study was to identify the enterobacteria in cloacal swabs of 39 red-eared sliders (trachemys scripta elegans). cloacal swabs from 39 captive individuals were analyzed. after sample enrichment in brain-heart infusion broth and 1% peptone water, bacterial isolation was performed through cultivation in blood, macconkey and xylose lysine desoxychola ... | 2014 | 25632683 |
| assessment of the prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae in ready-to-eat salads, fresh-cut fruit, and sprouts from the swiss market. | ready-to-eat (rte) prepacked salads and fruit have been successfully marketed for the last decade in switzerland and are increasingly important as a component of everyday diets. to determine whether extended-spectrum β-lactamase (esbl)-producing enterobacteriaceae are present in rte salads, fresh-cut fruit, and sprouts on the swiss market, samples of 238 mixed and unmixed rte produce from a large production plant and 23 sprout samples from two sprout farms were analyzed. further, four samples fr ... | 2015 | 26038909 |
| excellent n-fixing and p-solubilizing traits in earthworm gut-isolated bacteria: a vermicompost based assessment with vegetable market waste and rice straw feed mixtures. | vermicomposting is a dependable waste recycling technology which greatly augments n and p levels mainly through microbial action. this paper aims to identify efficient n-fixing (nfb) and p-solubilizing (psb) bacteria from earthworm intestines. various combinations of vegetable market waste, rice straw, and cowdung were fed to two earthworm species (eisenia fetida and perionyx excavatus). total organic c decreased, ph shifted towards neutrality, and npk availability, and microbial (nfb, psb, and ... | 2016 | 27718399 |
| kluyvera ascorbata strain from hospital sewage carrying the mcr-1 colistin resistance gene. | the newly identified plasmid-borne colistin resistance gene mcr-1 was found in a kluyvera ascorbata isolate from hospital sewage in china. mcr-1 was carried by a 57-kb self-transmissible inci2 plasmid. unlike in a previous report, mcr-1 was not associated with isapl1 and was inserted into a gene encoding a putative membrane protein by an unknown mechanism. this study highlights that mcr-1 has spread to multiple bacterial species. | 2016 | 27671069 |
| kluyvera ascorbata infections in children: a case series. | kluyvera is a relatively newly described member of the enterobacteriaceae family that rarely causes infections in humans. in the pediatric population, it is described in association with clinically significant infections ranging from urinary tract infections to sepsis with multiorgan failure. our aim is to determine the clinical significance of k. ascorbata infections in the pediatric population at our institution. we retrospectively analyzed clinical microbiology data as from 2006 and identifie ... | 2015 | 26265898 |
| kluyvera ascorbata sepsis in an extremely low birth weight infant. | kluyvera ascorbata belongs to enterobacteriaceae family and is a gram negative micro-organism. this bacteria is usually considered a commensal, however it can cause significant infections rarely. this organism is usually resistant to most commonly used antibiotics used as first line in neonatal units. antimicrobial agents active against kluyvera strains include third-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, and aminoglycosides. we report a case of an extremely low birth weight male infant wh ... | 2015 | 26068354 |
| [kluyvera ascorbata bacteremia in an adult patient]. | | 2013 | 24080889 |