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Virulence Factors and Resistance Mechanisms of Serratia marcescens

2006; Akadémiai Kiadó; Volume: 53; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1556/amicr.53.2006.1.6

1588-2640

Ana P. Rodrigues, A. R. M. Holanda, G. P. Lustosa, S. M. B. Nóbrega, Willma José de Santana, Luciana Barreto Silveira de Souza, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho,

Vibrio bacteria research studies

Serratia marcescens, a Gram-negative bacillus that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae, is a human opportunistic pathogen bacterium that causes many diseases, such as urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, bacteremia, conjunctivitis, endocarditis, meningitis and wound infections. Many plasmides that confers multi-drug resistance were discovered, such as virulence factors, like cytotoxins that damage epithelial cells. The main topic of this paper presents a review about the molecular traits evolved in the pathogenic processes mediated by Serratia and its mechanism of resistance to drugs.