Microbiology Spectrum
This illustration depicts a 3D computer-generated image, based on SEM imagery, of a group of anaerobic, spore-forming, Clostridium sp. organisms. A number of these organisms have assumed a safety-pin, or club-shape, indicating that they had entered an endospore phase, which is a tougher, dormant phase, resistant to heat and UV-radiation. Courtesy of Jennifer Oosthuizen/CDC/James Archer (CDC PHIL ID#21911).
Microbiology Spectrum publishes commissioned review articles on topics in microbiology representing ten content areas: Archaea; Food Microbiology; Bacterial Genetics, Cell Biology, and Physiology; Clinical Microbiology; Environmental Microbiology and Ecology; Eukaryotic Microbes; Genomics, Computational, and Synthetic Microbiology; Immunology; Pathogenesis; and Virology. Reviews are interrelated, with each review linking to other related content. A large board of Microbiology Spectrum editors aids in the development of topics for potential reviews and in the identification of an editor, or editors, who shepherd each collection. Articles are written and peer-reviewed by leading researchers in each field. Although the reviews are commissioned and Microbiology Spectrum does not.accept unsolicited articles, topical idea suggestions are welcomed.
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Clostridium and Brachyspira spp. and Other Anaerobes
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Authors:
Marie Archambault,
Joseph E. Rubin
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Citation: Marie Archambault, Joseph E. Rubin. 2020. Antimicrobial resistance in clostridium and brachyspira spp. and other anaerobes. doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.ARBA-0020-2017
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Authors: Marie Archambault, Joseph E. RubinAbstract:
This article describes the antimicrobial resistance to date of the most frequently encountered anaerobic bacterial pathogens of animals. The different sections show that antimicrobial resistance can vary depending on the antimicrobial, the anaerobe, and the resistance mechanism. The variability in antimicrobial resistance patterns is also associated with other factors such as geographic region and local antimicrobial usage. On occasion, the same resistance gene was observed in many anaerobes, whereas some were limited to certain anaerobes. This article focuses on antimicrobial resistance data of veterinary origin.
Food-to-Humans Bacterial Transmission
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Authors:
Patrícia Antunes,
Carla Novais,
Luísa Peixe
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Citation: Patrícia Antunes, Carla Novais, Luísa Peixe. 2020. Food-to-humans bacterial transmission. doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.MTBP-0019-2016
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Authors: Patrícia Antunes, Carla Novais, Luísa PeixeAbstract:
Microorganisms vehiculated by food might benefit health, cause minimal change within the equilibrium of the host microbial community or be associated with foodborne diseases. In this chapter we will focus on human pathogenic bacteria for which food is conclusively demonstrated as their transmission mode to human. We will describe the impact of foodborne diseases in public health, the reservoirs of foodborne pathogens (the environment, human and animals), the main bacterial pathogens and food vehicles causing human diseases, and the drivers for the transmission of foodborne diseases related to the food-chain, host or bacteria features. The implication of food-chain (foodborne pathogens and commensals) in the transmission of resistance to antibiotics relevant to the treatment of human infections is also evidenced. The multiplicity and interplay of drivers related to intensification, diversification and globalization of food production, consumer health status, preferences, lifestyles or behaviors, and bacteria adaptation to different challenges (stress tolerance and antimicrobial resistance) from farm to human, make the prevention of bacteria-food-human transmission a modern and continuous challenge. A global One Health approach is mandatory to better understand and minimize the transmission pathways of human pathogens, including multidrug-resistant pathogens and commensals, through food-chain.
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Microbiology Spectrum publishes commissioned review articles on topics in microbiology representing ten content areas: Archaea; Food Microbiology; Bacterial Genetics, Cell Biology, and Physiology; Clinical Microbiology; Environmental Microbiology and Ecology; Eukaryotic Microbes; Genomics, Computational, and Synthetic Microbiology; Immunology; Pathogenesis; and Virology. Reviews are interrelated, with each review linking to other related content. A large board of Microbiology Spectrum editors aids in the development of topics for potential reviews and in the identification of an editor, or editors, who shepherd each collection. Articles are written and peer-reviewed by leading researchers in each field. Although the reviews are commissioned and Microbiology Spectrum does not accept unsolicited articles, topical idea suggestions are welcomed. Microbiology Spectrum is indexed in PubMed, Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science), CAS, AGRICOLA, and the CAB Abstracts and Global Health database.