Alessandra Carattoli

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1 Dissemination of clonally related Escherichia coli strains expressing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-15. Emerg Infect Dis 2008 6.21
2 Replicon sequence typing of IncF plasmids carrying virulence and resistance determinants. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010 3.76
3 Whole-genome pyrosequencing of an epidemic multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strain belonging to the European clone II group. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 3.24
4 Complete nucleotide sequences of plasmids pEK204, pEK499, and pEK516, encoding CTX-M enzymes in three major Escherichia coli lineages from the United Kingdom, all belonging to the international O25:H4-ST131 clone. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 2.75
5 Multilocus sequence typing of IncI1 plasmids carrying extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli and Salmonella of human and animal origin. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008 2.71
6 Replicon typing of plasmids carrying CTX-M or CMY beta-lactamases circulating among Salmonella and Escherichia coli isolates. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 2.63
7 Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 producing KPC-3 identified in italy carries novel plasmids and OmpK36/OmpK35 porin variants. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 2.46
8 Genotyping of Bacillus anthracis strains based on automated capillary 25-loci multiple locus variable-number tandem repeats analysis. BMC Microbiol 2006 2.22
9 Characterization of plasmids harbouring qnrS1, qnrB2 and qnrB19 genes in Salmonella. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008 2.20
10 Acinetobacter radioresistens as a silent source of carbapenem resistance for Acinetobacter spp. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 2.07
11 Expansion of the IncX plasmid family for improved identification and typing of novel plasmids in drug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Plasmid 2012 1.94
12 Characterization of an IncFII plasmid encoding NDM-1 from Escherichia coli ST131. PLoS One 2012 1.91
13 Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-1 in Escherichia coli isolates from healthy poultry in France. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007 1.83
14 Dissemination and persistence of blaCTX-M-9 are linked to class 1 integrons containing CR1 associated with defective transposon derivatives from Tn402 located in early antibiotic resistance plasmids of IncHI2, IncP1-alpha, and IncFI groups. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 1.79
15 Complete sequencing of an IncH plasmid carrying the blaNDM-1, blaCTX-M-15 and qnrB1 genes. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012 1.77
16 Multicopy blaOXA-58 gene as a source of high-level resistance to carbapenems in Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 1.72
17 Characterization and PCR-based replicon typing of resistance plasmids in Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 1.67
18 IS26-associated In4-type integrons forming multiresistance loci in enterobacterial plasmids. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 1.63
19 Deciphering the multifactorial nature of Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenicity. PLoS One 2011 1.56
20 Public health risks of enterobacterial isolates producing extended-spectrum β-lactamases or AmpC β-lactamases in food and food-producing animals: an EU perspective of epidemiology, analytical methods, risk factors, and control options. Clin Infect Dis 2012 1.56
21 Complete sequencing of an IncHI1 plasmid encoding the carbapenemase NDM-1, the ArmA 16S RNA methylase and a resistance-nodulation-cell division/multidrug efflux pump. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012 1.52
22 An ertapenem-resistant extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clone carries a novel OmpK36 porin variant. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 1.40
23 Multilocus sequence typing of IncN plasmids. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011 1.39
24 Dissemination of an extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase blaTEM-52 gene-carrying IncI1 plasmid in various Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from poultry and humans in Belgium and France between 2001 and 2005. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 1.38
25 Characterization of extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Heidelberg isolated from humans in the United States. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010 1.38
26 Population structure and resistance genes in antibiotic-resistant bacteria from a remote community with minimal antibiotic exposure. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 1.36
27 Genomics of KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae sequence type 512 clone highlights the role of RamR and ribosomal S10 protein mutations in conferring tigecycline resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013 1.35
28 Comparative genomics of IncL/M-type plasmids: evolution by acquisition of resistance genes and insertion sequences. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 1.28
29 Complete sequence of the IncT-type plasmid pT-OXA-181 carrying the blaOXA-181 carbapenemase gene from Citrobacter freundii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2013 1.26
30 Plasmid double locus sequence typing for IncHI2 plasmids, a subtyping scheme for the characterization of IncHI2 plasmids carrying extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and quinolone resistance genes. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010 1.21
31 Acquisition and diffusion of bla CTX-M-9 gene by R478-IncHI2 derivative plasmids. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2007 1.20
32 Conjugative transferability of the A/C plasmids from Salmonella enterica isolates that possess or lack bla(CMY) in the A/C plasmid backbone. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2009 1.20
33 Distribution of intrinsic plasmid replicase genes and their association with carbapenem-hydrolyzing class D beta-lactamase genes in European clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 1.17
34 Reversion to susceptibility of a carbapenem-resistant clinical isolate of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing KPC-3. J Antimicrob Chemother 2013 1.15
35 Multidrug and broad-spectrum cephalosporin resistance among Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis clinical isolates in southern Italy. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.14
36 Comparative genomics and phylogeny of the IncI1 plasmids: a common plasmid type among porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Plasmid 2011 1.13
37 Comparative analysis of IncHI2 plasmids carrying blaCTX-M-2 or blaCTX-M-9 from Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica strains isolated from poultry and humans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2007 1.12
38 Composite integron array generated by insertion of an ORF341-type integron within a Tn21-like element. Microb Drug Resist 2002 1.11
39 Characterization of IncN plasmids carrying bla CTX-M-1 and qnr genes in Escherichia coli and Salmonella from animals, the environment and humans. J Antimicrob Chemother 2012 1.11
40 The genomics of Acinetobacter baumannii: insights into genome plasticity, antimicrobial resistance and pathogenicity. IUBMB Life 2011 1.07
41 Decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin among Shigella isolates in the United States, 2006 to 2009. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 1.06
42 Protocol for real-time PCR identification of anthrax spores from nasal swabs after broth enrichment. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.05
43 Characterization of the IncA/C plasmid pCC416 encoding VIM-4 and CMY-4 beta-lactamases. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007 1.05
44 Expanded-spectrum beta-lactamase and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance. Emerg Infect Dis 2007 1.04
45 Antimicrobial resistance islands: resistance gene clusters in Salmonella chromosome and plasmids. Microbes Infect 2006 1.03
46 Optimization of high-resolution melting analysis for low-cost and rapid screening of allelic variants of Bacillus anthracis by multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis. Clin Chem 2007 1.02
47 Detection and characterization of class 1 integrons in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Microb Drug Resist 2002 1.01
48 Fieldable genotyping of Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis based on 25-loci Multi Locus VNTR Analysis. BMC Microbiol 2008 1.01
49 Tetracycline and streptomycin resistance genes, transposons, and plasmids in Salmonella enterica isolates from animals in Italy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 1.01
50 First report of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance determinant qnrS1 in an Escherichia coli strain of animal origin in Italy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2009 1.00
51 In vitro activity of tigecycline and comparators against carbapenem-susceptible and resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Italy. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2008 0.99
52 Dissemination of CTX-M-15 beta-lactamase genes carried on Inc FI and FII plasmids among clinical isolates of Escherichia coli in a university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. J Clin Microbiol 2008 0.99
53 Plasmid-mediated florfenicol and ceftriaxone resistance encoded by the floR and bla(CMY-2) genes in Salmonella enterica serovars Typhimurium and Newport isolated in the United States. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 0.98
54 Outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii producing the carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase OXA-58 in Rome, Italy. Microb Drug Resist 2007 0.96
55 Plasmid content of a clinically relevant Klebsiella pneumoniae clone from the Czech Republic producing CTX-M-15 and QnrB1. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2012 0.96
56 Prediction of decreased susceptibility to penicillin of Neisseria meningitidis strains by real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol 2003 0.95
57 First report of the carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase OXA-58 in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Italy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 0.94
58 Integrons and transposons on the Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium virulence plasmid. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 0.92
59 Variation in expression of HMW1 and HMW2 adhesins in invasive nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates. BMC Microbiol 2008 0.90
60 Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance and β-lactamases in Escherichia coli from healthy animals from Nigeria. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011 0.88
61 Detection of gyrA and gyrB mutations in Clostridium difficile isolates by real-time PCR. Mol Cell Probes 2009 0.88
62 Molecular characterization of multiresistant Escherichia coli producing or not extended-spectrum β-lactamases. BMC Microbiol 2013 0.87
63 A novel IncQ plasmid type harbouring a class 3 integron from Escherichia coli. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010 0.85
64 Tandem multiplication of the IS26-flanked amplicon with the bla(SHV-5) gene within plasmid p1658/97. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2013 0.83
65 Use of 65 kDa mannoprotein gene primers in Real Time PCR identification of Candida albicans in biological samples. Mol Cell Probes 2006 0.82
66 Escherichia coli of animal origin in Norway contains a blaTEM-20-carrying plasmid closely related to blaTEM-20 and blaTEM-52 plasmids from other European countries. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008 0.82
67 Identification and characterization of CTX-M-producing Shigella isolates in the United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010 0.81
68 First report on IncN plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance gene qnrS1 in porcine Escherichia coli in Europe. Microb Drug Resist 2011 0.81
69 Novel genetic environment of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance gene qnrB2 in Salmonella Bredeney from poultry. J Antimicrob Chemother 2009 0.79
70 Molecular genotyping of Salmonella enterica Abortusovis by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Vet Microbiol 2006 0.79
71 Detection of resistance to rifampicin and decreased susceptibility to penicillin in Neisseria meningitidis by real-time multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2007 0.78
72 Identification of ciprofloxacin-resistant Campylobacter jejuni and analysis of the gyrA gene by the LightCycler mutation assay. Mol Cell Probes 2004 0.77
73 High prevalence of oqxAB in Escherichia coli isolates from domestic and wild lagomorphs in Italy. Microb Drug Resist 2013 0.76
74 Generation of human antibody fragments recognizing distinct epitopes of the nucleocapsid (N) SARS-CoV protein using a phage display approach. BMC Infect Dis 2005 0.76