Genetic and biochemical characterization of BIM-1, a novel acquired subgroup B1 MBL found in a Pseudomonas sp. strain from the Brazilian Amazon region.

Objectives: To characterize a novel acquired MBL, BIM-1, in a Pseudomonas #2 (subgroup P. guariconensis) strain isolated from the Aurá river located in the Brazilian Amazon hydrographic basin.

Methods: WGS using an Illumina® MiSeq System was used to characterize the genome of Pseudomonas sp.

Cytokine and Adhesion Molecule Expression Induced by Different Strains of in Type 1 Diabetic Rats: Role of Insulin.

may provoke peritonitis and death, especially in immunocompromized individuals such as diabetic patients. We evaluated the role of insulin in -induced peritoneal infection in diabetic and non-diabetic rats. Alloxan-diabetic male Wistar rats and their respective controls received intraperitoneal injections of different strains of or sterile phosphate-buffered saline.

Do different probing depths exhibit striking differences in microbial profiles?

Aim: To perform a thorough characterization of the subgingival microbiota of shallow, moderate and deep sites in subjects with chronic periodontitis (ChP).

Material And Methods: Subgingival samples were collected from subjects with ChP (n = 3/category of probing depth: ≤3, 4-6 and ≥7 mm) and periodontal health (PH). Individual samples were submitted to 16S rDNA high- throughput sequencing and the analysis was made using mothur and R packages.

Changed epidemiology during intra and interhospital spread of high-risk clones of vanA-containing Enterococcus in Brazilian hospitals.

We report changes in the molecular epidemiology of vanA-containing Enterococcus during the intra and interhospital spread of high-risk clones, in Southeastern Brazil. While VRE faecalis predominated during 1998 to 2006, a reversal has been observed in the last years, where VRE faecium belonging to ST114, ST203, ST412, ST478 and ST858 have become endemic.