Published in Trials
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in individuals with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) following spinal cord injury (SCI). They are not only a great burden for affected individuals, but also cause considerable health costs. Furthermore, recurrent antibiotic treatments of UTIs contribute to the growing problem o...
Published in Biotechnology for Biofuels
Background Ethyl acetate (C4H8O2) and hydrogen (H2) are industrially relevant compounds that preferably are produced via sustainable, non-petrochemical production processes. Both compounds are volatile and can be produced by Escherichia coli before. However, relatively low yields for hydrogen are obtained and a mix of by-products renders the sole p...
Published in Microbial pathogenesis
ESBL producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) have spread in the hospital settings. The aims of this study determination of genetic relationship between Environmental E. coli with PFGE typing and investigation of IS element in blaCTX-M gene of these isolates. A total of 50 E. coli isolates were collected from hospital environmental. The blaCTX-M produc...
The infant gut microbiome is thought to play a key role in developing metabolic and immunologic pathways. Antibiotics have been shown to disrupt the human microbiome, but the impact they have on infants during this key window of development remains poorly understood. Through this study, we further characterize the effect antibiotics have on the gut...
Published in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins
A strain of Alcaligenes faecalis A12C (A. faecalis A12C) isolated from Argyrosomus regius is a probiotic in fish. Previous experiments showed that A. faecalis A12C had inhibitory effects on the growth of multidrug-resistant bacteria. We aimed to confirm whether A. faecalis A12C is safe and has adequate intestinal colonization in experimental rats, ...
Published in Urolithiasis
Previous clinical studies have shown that Escherichia coli (E. coli) predominated in urine and stone culture from calcium oxalate (CaOx) stone disease. The characteristic and relationship between E. coli isolated from urine cultures (EUC) and stone cultures (ESC) are compared. 83 E. coli (33 EUC and 50 ESC, respectively) from 66 CaOx stone patients...
Published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) bacteria are a critical global health concern; New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) enzymes account for >25% of all CPE found in Switzerland. We characterized NDM-positive CPE submitted to the Swiss National Reference Center for Emerging Antibiotic Resistance during a 2-year period (January 2019–Decembe...
Published in Microbial Cell Factories
Background The split GFP assay is a well-known technology for activity-independent screening of target proteins. A superfolder GFP is split into two non-fluorescent parts, GFP11 which is fused to the target protein and GFP1-10. In the presence of both, GFP1-10 and the GFP11-tag are self-assembled and a functional chromophore is formed. However, it ...
Published in Infection and Drug Resistance
Objective This study aimed to determine the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes of Escherichia coli strains among patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) after kidney transplantation from deceased donors. Methods Between January 2014 and June 2018, 64 patients who received kidney transplants from deceased donors at our ins...
One of the greatest challenges facing our society today is the shift to a resource and environmentally friendly, green circular economy. Biotechnological products and processes play a central role in this transformation and acceleration and intensifying bioprocess development is an essential contribution to the economy of tomorrow. Automation, digi...
