Examining the role of Acinetobacter baumannii plasmid types in disseminating antimicrobial resistance.

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative pathogen responsible for hospital-acquired infections with high levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The spread of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii strains has become a global concern.

Genomic analysis of early ST32 Acinetobacter baumannii strains recovered in US military treatment facilities reveals distinct lineages and links to the origins of the Tn6168 ampC transposon.

Objectives: To study the population structure and genomic characteristics, including antimicrobial resistance genes, plasmid types and surface polysaccharide type, of the globally distributed Acinetobacter baumannii belonging to ST32 (Institut Pasteur scheme).

Methods: Antibiotic resistance phenotype for 19 antibiotics was determined using Vitek 2. Whole-genome sequencing was performed using the Illumina MiSeq platform.

Evaluating phytoremediation potential and nutrients status of Bassia indica (Wight) A. J. Scott (Indian Bassia) in a cadmium-contaminated saline soil.

Bassia indica (Wight) A. J. Scott is a fast-growing halophyte suitable for the remediation of saline lands on a large scale.

Evaluation of the benefits of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria and mycorrhizal fungi on biochemical and morphophysiological traits of Aloe barbadensis Mill under water deficit stress.

Aloe barbadensis is a drought-tolerant perennial medicinal plant with both nutritional and cosmetic uses. Drought is one of the main abiotic stresses limiting plant growth and development. However, the use of drought-resistant plants combined with beneficial soil micro-organisms could improve the effectiveness of biological methods to mitigate drought damage.

Transposons Carrying the Aminoglycoside and Beta-Lactam Resistance Genes in .

This study examines the genetic contexts and evolutionary steps responsible for the formation of the widely spread transposon Tn carrying and which confers resistance to beta-lactam and aminoglycoside antibiotics in Gram-negative bacteria. The and genes were found in several transposons. They were first observed within an IS bounded 3.