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ArticleCurrent microbiology2018

Whole-Genome Analysis of an Extensively Drug-Resistance Empedobacter falsenii Strain Reveals Distinct Features and the Presence of a Novel Metallo-ß-Lactamase (EBR-2).

Chelsea Collins, Marisa Almuzara, Mariana Saigo, Sabrina Montaña, Kevin Chiem, German Traglia, Maria Alejandra Mussi, Marcelo Tolmasky, Andres Iriarte, Carlos Vay and 1 more

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Article in Current microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 61% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Chelsea CollinsDepartment of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA.
Marisa AlmuzaraLaboratorio de Bacteriología Clínica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mariana SaigoCentro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI- CONICET), 2000, Rosario, Argentina.
Sabrina MontañaFacultad de Medicina, Instituto de Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM, UBA-CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Kevin ChiemDepartment of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA.
German TragliaLaboratorio de Bacteriología Clínica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maria Alejandra MussiCentro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI- CONICET), 2000, Rosario, Argentina.
Marcelo TolmaskyDepartment of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA.
Andres IriarteLaboratorio de Biología Computacional, Departamento de Desarrollo Biotecnológico, Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Higiene, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Carlos VayLaboratorio de Bacteriología Clínica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maria Soledad RamirezDepartment of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton, 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA, 92831, USA. msramirez@fullerton.edu.
California State University, Fullerton · USHospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín" · ARCentro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos · ARConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARUniversidad de la República · UYUniversity of Buenos Aires · AR

Funding

Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training ProgramT37MD001368 · NIMHD · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON · PI TOLMASKY, MARCELO E · 2005 to 2024
$3.9M
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institute of Health 2T37MD001368
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spread of antibiotic resistance is rapidly threatening the effectiveness of antibiotics in the clinical setting. Many infections are being caused by known and unknown pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to many or all antibiotics currently available. Empedobacter falsenii is a nosocomial pathogen that can cause human infections. E. falsenii Wf282 strain was found to be resistant to many antibiotics, including carbapenems and colistin. Whole-genome shotgun sequencing of the strain was performed, and distinct features were identified. A novel metallo-β-lactamase, named EBR-2, was found, suggesting a potential role of E. falsenii as a reservoir of β-lactamases and other resistance determinants also found in its genome. The EBR-2 protein showed the highest catalytic efficiency for penicillin G as compared to meropenem and ampicillin and was unable to hydrolyze cefepime. The results described in this work broaden the current understanding of the role of β-lactamases in the Flavobacteriaceae family and suggest that E. falsenii Wf282 may be a reservoir of these novel resistance determinants.

Indexed as

FlavobacteriaceaeAmino Acid SequenceAmpicillinAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamasesCefepimeCephalosporinsCross InfectionDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialGenome, BacterialHumansMeropenemMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPenicillin GThienamycinsAmpicillinAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamasesCefepimeCephalosporinsMeropenemPenicillin GThienamycins

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PMID29687150
OpenAlexW2800390936

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