Publications by authors named "Megan F Horney"
Commensal Neisseria (Nc) mainly occupy the oropharynx of humans and animals. These organisms do not typically cause disease; however, they can act as a reservoir for antimicrobial resistance genes that can be acquired by pathogenic Neisseria species. This study characterised the carriage and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Nc from the oropharynx of 50 participants.
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- The leading cause of bacterial foodborne gastroenteritis, though rarely transmitted between humans, is explored in relation to its persistence outside warm-blooded hosts.
- The research investigates the interaction between a specific strain of this pathogen and predatory protists at a single-cell level, revealing that some cells can resist predation and even exocytose non-digested bacteria.
- The findings highlight the importance of certain survival mechanisms, such as nitrosative stress defense, during infections in both amoebae and warm-blooded hosts, confirming that amoebae can act as transient hosts for this pathogen.