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Mixture modelling of Bordetella pertussis serology samples to evaluate anti-pertussis toxin immunoglobulin G titre thresholds for positivity: England 2008–2022
Mixture modelling of Bordetella pertussis serology samples to evaluate anti-pertussis toxin immunoglobulin G titre thresholds for positivity: England 2008–2022
Introduction. Antibody testing for evidence of a recent Bordetella pertussis infection by estimating anti-pertussis toxin...
Streptomyces: a natural source of anti-Candida agents
Streptomyces: a natural source of anti-Candida agents
Introduction. There is an urgent need to source new compounds that can combat the current threat of serious infection caus...
Performance of CHROMagar ESBL media for the surveillance of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE) from rectal swabs in Botswana
Performance of CHROMagar ESBL media for the surveillance of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (ESCrE) from rectal swabs in Botswana
Introduction. Lack of laboratory capacity hampers consistent national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance. Chromog...
Urinary tract infections: a review of the current diagnostics landscape
Urinary tract infections: a review of the current diagnostics landscape
Urinary tract infections are the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Infections can range from mild, recurrent (rU...
MARGINAL NOTES, October 2023. It’s about the phenotype
MARGINAL NOTES, October 2023. It’s about the phenotype
Microbiology Society journals contain high-quality research papers and topical review articles. We are a not-for-profit pu...
Excretory-secretory products from adult helminth Nippostrongylus brasiliensis have in vitro bactericidal activity
Excretory-secretory products from adult helminth Nippostrongylus brasiliensis have in vitro bactericidal activity
Introduction. Intestinal helminths and microbiota share the same anatomical niche during infection and are likely to inter...
Genomic analyses of Bacteroides fragilis: subdivisions I and II represent distinct species
Genomic analyses of Bacteroides fragilis: subdivisions I and II represent distinct species
Introduction. Bacteroides fragilis is a Gram-negative anaerobe that is a member of the human gastrointestinal microbiota a...
Performance of targeted next-generation sequencing in the detection of respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes for children
Performance of targeted next-generation sequencing in the detection of respiratory pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes for children
Introduction. Respiratory tract infection, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality, occurs frequently in chi...
Evaluation of anti-biofilm effect of antimicrobial sonodynamic therapy-based periodontal ligament stem cell-derived exosome-loaded kojic acid on Enterococcus faecalis biofilm
Evaluation of anti-biofilm effect of antimicrobial sonodynamic therapy-based periodontal ligament stem cell-derived exosome-loaded kojic acid on Enterococcus faecalis biofilm
Introduction. Antimicrobial sonodynamic therapy (aSDT) is an approach that uses ultrasound waves (UWs) and a sonosensitize...
In vitro activity of tubercidin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculosis Mycobacteria
In vitro activity of tubercidin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and nontuberculosis Mycobacteria
Tubercidin is an adenosine analogue that has been shown to exhibit good activity against some tumours and parasites. In th...
Antibacterial activity of menadione alone and in combination with oxacillin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its impact on biofilms
Antibacterial activity of menadione alone and in combination with oxacillin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its impact on biofilms
Introduction. Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to public health, particularly with methicillin-resistant Staphyloc...
Klebsiella pneumoniae co-harbouring blaNDM-1, armA and mcr-10 isolated from blood samples in Myanmar
Klebsiella pneumoniae co-harbouring blaNDM-1, armA and mcr-10 isolated from blood samples in Myanmar
Background. The spread of Enterobacteriaceae coproducing carbapenemases, 16S rRNA methylase and mobile colistin resistanc...
JMM Profile: Bacillus anthracis
JMM Profile: Bacillus anthracis
  Bacillus anthracis   has a wide host range among warm-blooded animals and causes the...
Characterization of the follicular fluid microbiota based on culturomics and sequencing analysis
Characterization of the follicular fluid microbiota based on culturomics and sequencing analysis
Introduction. The human oocyte microenvironment is follicular fluid, which is important for follicle growth, ovulation and...
The characterisation of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli from dairy calves
The characterisation of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli from dairy calves
Introduction. Dairy calves, particularly pre-weaned calves have been identified as a common source of multidrug resistant ...
A modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion (mKB) method for accurately testing tigecycline susceptibility: a nation-wide multicenter comparative study
A modified Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion (mKB) method for accurately testing tigecycline susceptibility: a nation-wide multicenter comparative study
Introduction. Tigecycline is one of the important antibiotics available for treating infection caused by multiple-drug res...
A simple PCR assay for the identification of the novel Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7D
A simple PCR assay for the identification of the novel Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 7D
The identification of the novel pneumococcal serotype 7D by Neufeld quellung reaction requires significant expertise. To c...
JMM Profile: West Nile virus
JMM Profile: West Nile virus
West Nile virus (WNV) is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family and is maintained...
Serological status for TORCH in women of childbearing age: a decade-long surveillance (2012–2022) in Italy
Serological status for TORCH in women of childbearing age: a decade-long surveillance (2012–2022) in Italy
Introduction. Serological screening and seroprevalence data for TORCH infections represent a key instrument to estimate im...
Vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia – hospital transmission and mortality in a Danish University Hospital
Vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus faecium bacteraemia – hospital transmission and mortality in a Danish University Hospital
Introduction. The emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) has left the vancomycin-sensitive E. fa...
Correlation analysis for alterations of intestinal flora in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: combinatorial detection of Coriobacterium, Atopobium, Coprococcus and Veillonella dispar may be a new method for HCC diagnosis
Correlation analysis for alterations of intestinal flora in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: combinatorial detection of Coriobacterium, Atopobium, Coprococcus and Veillonella dispar may be a new method for HCC diagnosis
Introduction. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumours in the world. Due to the characte...
Compositional shifts within the denture-associated bacteriome in pneumonia – an analytical cross-sectional study
Compositional shifts within the denture-associated bacteriome in pneumonia – an analytical cross-sectional study
Introduction. Bacterial pneumonia is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly individuals. While the incidence...
Evaluation and validation of a commercial ELISA versus the in vitro toxin neutralization assay for determination of diphtheria anti-toxin in human serum
Evaluation and validation of a commercial ELISA versus the in vitro toxin neutralization assay for determination of diphtheria anti-toxin in human serum
Introduction. Diphtheria is a potentially life-threatening infection and remains endemic in many low- and middle-income co...
Direct monitoring of meropenem therapeutic efficacy against Klebsiella pneumoniae respiratory infection by bioluminescence imaging
Direct monitoring of meropenem therapeutic efficacy against Klebsiella pneumoniae respiratory infection by bioluminescence imaging
Introduction. Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major threat to public health worldwide. It is the causative agent for multiple d...
Genomic features and virulence characteristics of a rare Burkholderia thailandensis strain causing human infection
Genomic features and virulence characteristics of a rare Burkholderia thailandensis strain causing human infection
Introduction. Burkholderia thailandensis is a clinically rare opportunistic pathogen in the genus Burkholderia , and the ...
Implication of COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a Greek tertiary hospital
Implication of COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a Greek tertiary hospital
Introduction. C. difficile infection (CDI) represents an important global threat. In the COVID-19 era, the multifactorial ...
Anti-chlamydial effects of azelastine hydrochloride and the impact of the histamine H1 receptor on chlamydial development
Anti-chlamydial effects of azelastine hydrochloride and the impact of the histamine H1 receptor on chlamydial development
Introduction. Azelastine hydrochloride, a second-generation histamine H1 receptor (H1R) antagonist, exhibits anti-chlamydi...
Anti-tumour effect of Huangqin Decoction on colorectal cancer mice through microbial butyrate mediated PI3K/Akt pathway suppression
Anti-tumour effect of Huangqin Decoction on colorectal cancer mice through microbial butyrate mediated PI3K/Akt pathway suppression
Introduction. Huangqin Decoction (HQD), a Chinese herbal formula, is widely used for various diseases, including colorecta...
Interplay of the microbiome and antifungal therapy in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC): A narrative review
Interplay of the microbiome and antifungal therapy in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC): A narrative review
Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) is a microbial, immune and sexual health disorder impacting up to 10 % of the ad...
A comparative analysis of the second and third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic: an experience from a tertiary care hospital in Western India
A comparative analysis of the second and third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic: an experience from a tertiary care hospital in Western India
Introduction. As the world was still recovering from the 2020 pandemic, the devastating impact of Covid-19 driven by the D...
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