Plasmidome of an environmental Acinetobacter lwoffii strain originating from a former gold and arsenic mine.

Emerging important Acinetobacter strains commonly accommodate a plethora of mobile elements including plasmids of different size. Plasmids, apart from encoding modules enabling their self-replication and/or transmission, can carry a diverse number of genes, allowing the host cell to survive in an environment that would otherwise be lethal or restrictive for growth. The present study characterizes the plasmidome generated from an arsenic-resistant strain named ZS207, classified as Acinetobacter lwoffii.

[Post-Lyme disease syndrome].

Lyme disease is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacteria, spirochete of the Borrelia type. Skin, nervous system, musculoskeletal system and heart may be involved in the course of the disease. The prognosis for properly treated Lyme disease is usually good.

[Lyme disease--an update].

Lyme disease is a multiorgan infectious disease caused by the spirochete of the Borrelia type. It is the most common vector-borne disease. A steady increase in the number of cases is noticed in Poland.