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2024
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Joe Melero's research focuses on understanding mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, particularly in carbapenem-resistant *Acinetobacter baumannii*. His recent publication investigates how treatment-emergent resistance to cefiderocol arises, linking it to the insertion of a specific sequence, IS *Aba36*, into the *pirA* gene, which encodes a protein involved in iron uptake via the siderophore receptor. This work contributes to the understanding of how bacteria develop resistance to last-resort antibiotics, a critical challenge in modern medicine. Melero's scholarly output includes one publication with 24 citations, and he has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including En Huang, Se‐Ran Jun, Ryan K Dare, and Michael Lowry.
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- h-index: 1
- Publications: 1
- Citations: 25
Selected Publications
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Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i> (2024)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
En Huang
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i>
Rebekah N. Thompson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i>
Sun Hee Moon
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i>
Jacob M. Keck
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i>
Michael S. Lowry
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i>
Se‐Ran Jun
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i>
Eric Rosenbaum
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i>
Ryan K Dare
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Treatment-emergent cefiderocol resistance in carbapenem-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> is associated with insertion sequence IS <i>Aba36</i> in the siderophore receptor <i>pirA</i>
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