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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2024
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Joe Melero

Researcher

Graduate Student Researcher

1 h-index 1 pubs 25 cited

  • Cefiderocol
  • Acinetobacter Infections
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Carbapenems
  • Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Sulbactam
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Azabicyclo Compounds

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

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.

Metrics

  • h-index: 1
  • Publications: 1
  • Citations: 25

Selected Publications

  • 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)
    Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 25 citations DOI OpenAlex

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