A total of 297 bacterial strains were isolated from five Antarctic sponge species and tested by agarose gel electrophoresis for the presence of plasmid molecules. At least one kind of plasmid was carried by 69 isolates (about 23%). The disc diffusion susceptibility test was used to assay the resistance of plasmid-harbouring bacteria towards 11 antibiotics. A multiple resistance was observed for the 72% of strains, among which the 33% were resistant to only two antibiotics. Bacteria showed a high degree of resistance towards O/129 (71%), tetracycline (42%) and nalidixic acid (25%), whereas any isolate showed resistance to gentamicin. The 16S rDNA sequencing revealed that plasmid-harbouring strains were mainly affiliated to the Gammaproteoba...
Microorganisms dominate most of Antarctic ecosystem and play a crucial role in its functioning. They...
The recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a critical public health problem. I...
Antibiotic resistance is today an important threat to global health. The misuse and overuse of antib...
The present work was aimed at studying antagonistic interactions existing among cultivable bacteria ...
One hundred and forty bacteria isolated from Antarctic seawater samples were examined for their abil...
Antibiotic resistance in aquatic bacteria has increased steadily as a consequence of the widespread ...
Gram-positive bacteria, specifically actinobacteria and members of the order Bacillales, are well-kn...
Marine sponges commonly host a repertoire of bacterial-associated organisms, which significantly con...
Although antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose a significant threat to human health, the environmental...
A set of 146 Antarctic marine isolates from the Ross Sea was characterized by a combination of molec...
AbstractAlthough antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose a significant threat to human health, the envir...
Marine sponges commonly host a repertoire of bacterial-associated organisms, which significantly con...
Arthrobacter spp. are coryneform Gram-positive aerobic bacteria, belonging to the class Actinobacter...
Until recently, it was thought that Antarctica was a sterile continent due to extreme environmental ...
Anthropogenic activities are a key factor in the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a...
Microorganisms dominate most of Antarctic ecosystem and play a crucial role in its functioning. They...
The recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a critical public health problem. I...
Antibiotic resistance is today an important threat to global health. The misuse and overuse of antib...
The present work was aimed at studying antagonistic interactions existing among cultivable bacteria ...
One hundred and forty bacteria isolated from Antarctic seawater samples were examined for their abil...
Antibiotic resistance in aquatic bacteria has increased steadily as a consequence of the widespread ...
Gram-positive bacteria, specifically actinobacteria and members of the order Bacillales, are well-kn...
Marine sponges commonly host a repertoire of bacterial-associated organisms, which significantly con...
Although antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose a significant threat to human health, the environmental...
A set of 146 Antarctic marine isolates from the Ross Sea was characterized by a combination of molec...
AbstractAlthough antibiotic-resistant pathogens pose a significant threat to human health, the envir...
Marine sponges commonly host a repertoire of bacterial-associated organisms, which significantly con...
Arthrobacter spp. are coryneform Gram-positive aerobic bacteria, belonging to the class Actinobacter...
Until recently, it was thought that Antarctica was a sterile continent due to extreme environmental ...
Anthropogenic activities are a key factor in the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a...
Microorganisms dominate most of Antarctic ecosystem and play a crucial role in its functioning. They...
The recent emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a critical public health problem. I...
Antibiotic resistance is today an important threat to global health. The misuse and overuse of antib...