Wolfgang Witte

TL;DR: Besides hospitals animal husbandry represents a large reservoir of transferable antibiotic resistance genes which can easily reach humans via food products resistant bacteria.

TL;DR: The current burden of MRSA infections in healthcare and community settings across Europe is described and the main threats caused by recent changes in the epidemiology of MR SA are outlined, aimed at identifying unmet needs of surveillance, prevention and control ofMRSA in Europe.

TL;DR: This mini-review summarizes the historical emergence of beta-lactam resistance and beta- lactamases as major resistance mechanism in enteric bacteria, and also highlights recent developments such as multidrug- and carbapenem resistance.

TL;DR: It was shown that S. epidermidis biofilm formation is induced by external stress (i.e., high temperature and osmolarity), and subinhibitory concentrations of tetracycline and the semisynthetic streptogramin antibiotic quinupristin-dalfopristin were found to enhance ica expression.

TL;DR: Finding of acquired resistance genes in isolates intended for probiotic or nutritional use highlights the importance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing in documenting the safety of commercial LAB.