Contrasting Genetic Diversity of Pathogenicity Islands 3 and 4 Harbored by Nonpathogenic spp.

Listeria monocytogenes causes the severe foodborne disease listeriosis. Several clonal groups of L. monocytogenes possess the pathogenicity islands pathogenicity island 3 (LIPI-3) and LIPI-4.

Diversity of Plasmids and Genes Encoding Resistance to Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase in from Different Animal Sources.

Antimicrobial resistance associated with the spread of plasmid-encoded extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) genes conferring resistance to third generation cephalosporins is increasing worldwide. However, data on the population of ESBL producing in different animal sources and their antimicrobial characteristics are limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate potential reservoirs of ESBL-encoded genes in isolated from swine, beef, dairy, and poultry collected from different regions of the United States using whole-genome sequencing (WGS).

Antimicrobial Resistance in and Enterococcal Isolates From Irrigation Return Flows in a High-Desert Watershed.

Irrigation return flows (IRFs) collect surface runoff and subsurface drainage, causing them to have elevated contaminant and bacterial levels, and making them a potential source of pollutants. The purpose of this study was to determine antimicrobial susceptibility among and enterococcal isolates that were collected from IRFs in a south-central Idaho watershed. Environmental isolates can be a potentially important source of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and IRFs may be one way resistance genes are transported out of agroecosystems.

A review and synthesis of frameworks for engagement in health research to identify concepts of knowledge user engagement.

Background: Engaging those who influence, administer and/or who are active users ("knowledge users") of health care systems, as co-producers of health research, can help to ensure that research products will better address real world needs. Our aim was to identify and review frameworks of knowledge user engagement in health research in a systematic manner, and to describe the concepts comprising these frameworks.

Methods: An international team sharing a common interest in knowledge user engagement in health research used a consensus-building process to: 1) agree upon criteria to identify articles, 2) screen articles to identify existing frameworks, 3) extract, analyze data, and 4) synthesize and report the concepts of knowledge user engagement described in health research frameworks.