Spatial and temporal dynamics of the prevalence of resistance genes and gastrointestinal pathogens in stool samples of German deployment returnees.

Background: The exploratory study assessed trends in the abundance of CTX-M-type extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and vancomycin-resistance genes vanA and vanB in the stool samples of German soldiers and police officers returning from predominantly tropical deployments next to the common diarrheagenic Escherichia (E.) coli pathovars enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and enteroaggregative E.

Combined TCBS and CHROMagar Analyses Allow for Basic Identification of within a 48 h Incubation Period in the Coastal Baltic Sea.

With rising infection rates in recent years, poses an increasing threat to public safety in the coastal brackish Baltic Sea. It is therefore important to monitor this organism and assess the infection risk on a more regular basis. However, as the coastline of the Baltic Sea is 8000 km long and shared by nine nations, a convenient, fast, inexpensive, yet efficient identification method is essential.

Analysis of Sporulation in Biovar Which Contains an Insertion in the Gene for the Sporulation Factor σ.

biovar () is an untypical pathogen causing a fatal anthrax-like disease in a variety of wildlife species in African rainforest areas. In contrast to and most species of the group, all strains of the cluster contain a 22 kb insertion in the gene which encodes the essential late sporulation sigma factor σ. This insertion is excised during sporulation in a site-specific recombination process resulting in an intact gene and a circular molecule.

Virulence and resistance patterns of non-O1/non-O139 acquired in Germany and other European countries.

Global warming has caused an increase in the emergence of species in marine and estuarine environments as well as fresh water bodies. Over the past decades, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has evolved among species toward various antibiotics commonly used for the treatment of infections. In this study, we assessed virulence and resistance patterns of non-O1/non-O139 strains derived from Germany and other European countries.