Pathogenicity, Antibiotic Resistance, and Metabolites in Enterococci

Haider Hassan Ankoud (1) , Zahraa Mahdi Hadi (2) , Heba Saad Qasim Abd (3)
(1) Department of Pathological Analysis, College of Science, Thi-Qar University, Iraq. , Iraq
(2) Department of Chemistry, College of Science for Women, University of Babylon, Iraq , Iraq
(3) Department of Biology, Al-Rashid University College, Iraq , Iraq

Abstract

Enterococci have been connected to major infections, decreased output in the grow-out ponds and hatchery, and lowered growth rates and feed conversion in individuals that have survived the outbreak. All of these factors have had a negative impact on the overall financial productivity of the organization. The most typical steps in the pathogenesis of infectious enterococci are establishment, adhering to the cell structure of the host, tissue invasion, and an unspecific resistance defensive mechanism. Infections brought on by enterococci that displayed virulence phenotypically were shown to be more severe than those brought on by enterococci that did not express virulence in any way, according to the research that was written up and published. Because of the elevated mechanism of enterococci as causative agents that cause infections in patients whose immunity is compromised, additional research has been energized to characterize the elements and/or factors that allow bacteria to inhabit the host effectively through the barriers of the immune system, causing pathological alterations. This is being done because of the elevated mechanism of enterococci as causative agents that cause infections in patients with a compromised immune system. This is as a result of the enhanced mechanism of enterococci as a causal agent that causes infections in people whose immune systems have been impaired.

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Authors

Haider Hassan Ankoud
Zahraa Mahdi Hadi
Heba Saad Qasim Abd
Ankoud, H. H. ., Hadi, Z. M. ., & Qasim Abd, H. S. . (2023). Pathogenicity, Antibiotic Resistance, and Metabolites in Enterococci. Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion, 6(11), 1801–1812. https://doi.org/10.52845/CMRO/2023/6-11-1

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