Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Endocrinology

Infections and bacterial resistance

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Abstract editorial illustration accompanying the article: Drug-resistant Proteus bacteria on vegetables matched urinary infection strains

Drug-resistant Proteus bacteria on vegetables matched urinary infection strains

A study in southern Brazil found that Proteus mirabilis from retail vegetables shared close genetic relationships, resistance genes and virulence features with isolates from community-acquired urinary tract infections. The findings identify food-associated bacteria as a possible reservoir of lineages linked to human disease, although the study did not prove transmission.

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