Publications by authors named "Ling-Wei Zhu"
This study aimed to characterize the antimicrobial resistance and virulence of Enterococcus from dogs and cats in Northeast China and evaluate its zoonotic risk based on a total of 469 enterococci strains from 610 samples, including 238 strains of E. faecium and 128 strains of E. faecalis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To elucidate the contribution of a transferable plasmid harboring the gene in an clinical isolate to the spread of resistance determinants.
Methods: Nine extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing were collected from diarrhea samples from a pediatric patient and genetic linkage was investigated through enterobacteriaceae repetitive intragenic consensus polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Bacterial species were identified by 16s rRNA sequencing, susceptibility testing with the use of a BD Phoenix-100 Automated Microbiology System, and assessment of virulence genes by PCR.
Migratory birds play an important role in the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. To investigate the prevalence of MDR Escherichia coli in migratory birds in China and potential relationships with the environment, a total of 1387 samples (fecal samples, cloacal swabs, or throat swabs) were collected from migratory birds from three different river basins in China. The collected samples were processed and subjected to bacteriological examinations.
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- * Researchers sequenced the genomes of 40 and 34 strains, finding a large pan-genome with many core and dispensable genes, highlighting significant genetic differences among the isolates.
- * Most strains lacked features typically associated with pandemic potential, like the ability to produce certain proteins or toxins, although one unique isolate with a complete T6SS system was identified for the first time, adding to the understanding of strain diversity in migratory birds.
Objective: People in Western Africa suffer greatly from febrile jaundice, which is caused by a variety of pathogens. However, yellow fever virus (YFV) is the only pathogen under surveillance in Sierra Leone owing to the undeveloped medical and public health system there. Most of the results of YFV identification are negative.
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