Improved mini-Tn <i>7</i> Delivery Plasmids for Fluorescent Labeling of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Uwe Mamat, Manuel Hein, Dörte Grella, Claire S. Taylor, Thomas Scholzen, Ifey Alio, Wolfgang R. Streit, Pol Huedo, Xavier Coves, Oscar Conchillo‐Solé, Andromeda-Celeste Gómez, Isidre Gibert, Daniel Yero, Ulrich E. Schaible
Abstract
The bacterium S. maltophilia is an important opportunistic nosocomial pathogen that can cause bacteremia and pneumonia in immunocompromised patients with a high rate of mortality. It is now considered as a clinically relevant and notorious pathogen in cystic fibrosis patients but has also been isolated from lung specimen of healthy donors.
Topics & Concepts
Stenotrophomonas maltophiliaBiologyPlasmidVirulenceMicrobiologyBiofilmTransposable elementGeneGeneticsBacteriaGenomePseudomonas aeruginosaInfections and bacterial resistanceBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingBacteriophages and microbial interactions