Endophytic Lifestyle of Global Clones of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Priority Pathogens in Fresh Vegetables: a Trojan Horse Strategy Favoring Human Colonization?
Ralf Lopes, Danny Fuentes‐Castillo, Herrison Fontana, Larissa Rodrigues, Karine Dantas, Louise Cerdeira, Isabel Henriques, Nilton Lincopán
Abstract
harboring a wide resistome and virulome, carry additional genes for endophytic fitness and resistance to acidic conditions. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that these CTX-M-15-positive isolates are able to endophytically colonize plant tissues. Therefore, we believe that fresh vegetables can act as a figurative Trojan horse for the hidden spread of critical priority pathogens exhibiting endophytic lifestyles.
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Trojan horseColonizationEpidemiological surveillanceBiologyHuman healthHuman pathogenBroad spectrumMicrobiologyEnvironmental healthBacteriaEpidemiologyComputer securityMedicineComputer scienceGeneticsInternal medicineCombinatorial chemistryChemistryListeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research