Presence and Role of the Type 3 Fimbria in the Adherence Capacity of Enterobacter hormaechei subsp. hoffmannii.

ABSTRACT: Enterobacter hormaechei, one of the species within the Enterobacter cloacae complex, is a relevant agent of healthcare-associated infections. In addition, it has gained relevance because isolates have shown the capacity to resist several antibiotics, particularly carbapenems. However, knowledge regarding colonization and virulence mechanisms of E. hormaechei has not progressed to the same extent as other Enterobacteriaceae species as Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae. Here, we describe the presence and role of the type 3 fimbria, a chaperone-usher assembled fimbria, which was first described in Klebsiella spp., and which has been detected in other representatives of the Enterobacteriaceae family. Eight Chilean E. cloacae

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Yanez V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11279048 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature