Burkholderia cepacia Complex: Emerging Multihost Pathogens Equipped with a Wide Range of Virulence Factors and Determinants by Sílvia A. Sousa, Christian G. Ramos, Jorge H. Leitão

“…In the present paper, we review these and other traits of Bcc bacteria, as well as some of the strategies used to identify and validate the virulence factors and determinants used by these bacteria. …”
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Essential oils modulate virulence phenotypes in a multidrug-resistant pyomelanogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolate by Jayalekshmi Haripriyan, Christy Rose Binu, Nitasha D Menon, Muralidharan Vanuopadath, Malavika B. Hari, N Namitha, Kesiya Binoy, Anil Kumar, Bipin G. Nair, Victor Nizet, Geetha B. Kumar

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Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Factors in Clinical Isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia from Hospitalized Patients in Tehran, Iran by Mahrokh Bahrami, Narjess Bostanghadiri, Mehdi Goudarzi, Niloufar Khodaei, Ali Hashemi

“…Stenotrophomonas maltophilia causes challenging infections in immunocompromised patients, exhibiting increasing resistance to multiple antimicrobials and possessing various virulence genes, including emerging resistance to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. …”
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Occurrence, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Profiles of Salmonella Serovars Isolated from Wild Reptiles in South Africa by Lungile N. Mlangeni, Tsepo Ramatla, Kgaugelo E. Lekota, Cormac Price, Oriel Thekisoe, Che Weldon

“…This study investigated the occurrence of Salmonella serovars in wild reptiles at Timbavati Private Game Reserve in Limpopo Province, South Africa, and examined their virulence and antimicrobial resistance gene profiles. …”
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Detection and characterization of multidrug resistant Escherichia coli carrying virulence gene isolated from broilers in Bangladesh by Md. Sirazul Islam, Chandan Nath, F. M. Yasir Hasib, Tahia Ahmed Logno, Md. Helal Uddin, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan, Sharmin Chowdhury

“…Objectives This study investigates the prevalence of Escherichia coli in broilers, their phenotypic antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles and the presence of virulence‐associated genes (VAGs) and antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Effectiveness of vaccines produced by the Federal State-Financed Institution “ARRIAH” against topical genotype VII Newcastle disease viruses by S. V. Frolov, N. V. Moroz, I. A. Chvala, V. N. Irza

Subjects: “…virulent genotype vii newcastle disease virus…”
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Assessment of Pathogenic Potential, Virulent Genes Profile, and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Proteus mirabilis from Urinary Tract Infection by Emad I. Hussein, Khalid Al-Batayneh, Majed M. Masadeh, Fatina W. Dahadhah, Mazhar Salim Al Zoubi, Alaa A. Aljabali, Karem H. Alzoubi

“…All P. mirabilis virulence genes were detected in more than 90% of the isolates except hlyA gene, which was detected in only 23.8% of the isolates. …”
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Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation of Highly Virulent and Classical Chinese-Type Isolation of PRRSV by Real-Time RT-PCR by Shuqi Xiao, Yaosheng Chen, Liangliang Wang, Jintao Gao, Delin Mo, Zuyong He, Xiaohong Liu

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Determination of reproductive properties of virulent and vaccine classical swine fever virus strains in primary and continuous cell cultures by I. S. Kolbin, A. S. Igolkin, V. L. Gavrilova, O. S. Puzankova, Ye. V. Aronova, A. A. Yelsukova, N. N. Vlasova

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Isolation, characterization and liposome-loaded encapsulation of a novel virulent Salmonella phage vB-SeS-01 by Yuhang Luo, Jacques Mahillon, Lin Sun, Ziqiong You, Xiaomin Hu

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The prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection and cagA virulence gene carriage in adults in the Navajo Nation by D. Pete, N. Salama, J. Lampe, M Wu, A. Phipps

“…Stool samples collected from participants were analyzed with droplet digital PCR for H. pylori 16S ribosomal and cagA virulence genes. Self-administered health and food questionnaires were mailed to participants to collect information on sociodemographic, health, lifestyle, and environmental risk factors for H. pylori infection. …”
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Qualitative and Quantitative Detection of Virulence-Associated Genes in Escherichia Coli Isolates from Women with Urinary Tract Infections by Zainab Hussein Mahdi, Lina S. Alsaadi, Zainab Amer Hatem, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim

“…This bacterium causes diseases due to its many virulence factors. During the study, (150) urine samples were collected for women with symptoms of UTIs aged between (20-50) years from 1/9/2021 to 1/4/2022. …”
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A Ralstonia solanacearum type III effector alters the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton to promote bacterial virulence in plants. by Rachel Hiles, Abigail Rogers, Namrata Jaiswal, Weiwei Zhang, Jules Butchacas, Marcus V Merfa, Taylor Klass, Pragya Barua, Venkatesh P Thirumalaikumar, Jonathan M Jacobs, Christopher J Staiger, Matthew Helm, Anjali S Iyer-Pascuzzi

“…Collectively, our data suggest that R. solanacearum K60 uses the type III effector RipUK60 to remodel cytoskeletal organization, thereby promoting pathogen virulence.…”
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A novel two-component system contributing the catabolism of c-di-GMP influences virulence in Aeromonas veronii by Chaolun Liu, Jia Shao, Xiang Ma, Yanqiong Tang, Juanjuan Li, Hong Li, Xue Chi, Zhu Liu

“…Moreover, the exonuclease RecB was also up-regulated in ΔarrS.DiscussionWe elucidated the regulatory mechanism of ArrS/ArrR on intracellular c-di-GMP levels and its impact on the virulence in Aeromonas veronii, and discussed the intricate relationship between c-di-GMP metabolism and arginine metabolism.…”
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The effect of cell growth phase on the regulatory cross-talk between flagellar and Spi1 virulence gene expression. by Chakib Mouslim, Kelly T Hughes

“…The flagellar regulon controls Salmonella biofilm formation, virulence gene expression and the production of the major surface antigen present on the cell surface: flagellin. …”
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Highly pathogenic bovine viral diarrhea virus BJ-11 unveils genetic evolution related to virulence in calves by Yuanyuan Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jing Cheng, Yu Guo, Yu Guo, Yibin Hu, Yibin Hu, Zhuo Zhao, Wenxiao Liu, Linyi Zhou, Peize Wu, Chunjie Cheng, Chunjie Cheng, Chun Yang, Chun Yang, Jing Yang, Jing Yang, Enqi Du, Yongqing Li, Yongqing Li

“…These results indicate that BJ-11 is a highly pathogenic strain evolved from a low-virulence ancestor and should be served as a challenge strain. …”
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Prevalence, antibiotic resistance patterns, and virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus isolates associated with bovine mastitis in northern Bangladesh by Md. Mominul Islam, Md. Imran Hossain, Md. Sadequl Islam, Md. Golam Azam, Sajeda Sultana

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Effect of Candida albicans’ supernatant on biofilm formation and virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through las/rhl System by Ke Zhang, Yingying Huang, Yuting Jiang, Tangjuan Liu, Jinliang Kong, Shuangqi Cai, Zhongwei Wen, Yiqiang Chen

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The Toxoplasma rhoptry protein ROP55 is a major virulence factor that prevents lytic host cell death by Margarida T. Grilo Ruivo, Ji-hun Shin, Todd Lenz, Stephanie Y. Matsuno, Katherine Olivia Yanes, Arnault Graindorge, Maguy Hamie, Laurence Berry-Sterkers, Mathieu Gissot, Hiba El Hajj, Karine G. Le Roch, Melissa B. Lodoen, Maryse Lebrun, Diana Marcela Penarete-Vargas

“…Moreover, ΔROP55 parasites were significantly impaired in virulence in female mice and prevented NF-κB activation and parasite clearance in mBMDM. …”
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Genomic characterization of antimicrobial-resistance and virulence factors in Salmonella isolates obtained from pig farms in Antioquia, Colombia. by María Isabel García-Álvarez, Juana L Vidal, Pilar Donado-Godoy, Jared Smith, Nikki Shariat, María Fernanda Valencia, Luis M Gómez-Osorio, Sara López-Osorio, Jenny J Chaparro-Gutiérrez

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