Pathogens in the bay: environmental Staphylococcus saprophyticus strains mirror clinical counterparts in virulence, biofilm formation, antimicrobial resistance, pathogenicity, and phage susceptibility
Isabella Monteiro Carvalho, Erica Cristina Soares e Silva, Geovana Lacerda Rodrigues, Natállia Duarte dos Santos, Raienne Vitória da Silva Soares, Monalessa Fábia Pereira, Ciro César Rossi, Marcia Giambiagi-deMarval · 2026
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Isabella Monteiro Carvalho led a 2026 study comparing a urine infecting germ found in patients and in a polluted bay in Brazil. Staphylococcus saprophyticus causes many urine infections, yet its life outside clinics is little known. The team asked if bay strains carry the same risky traits as clinic strains.
Forty strains were tested, split evenly between clinic and bay sources. Gene patterns and harm traits looked alike across sources. Bay strains resisted many drugs, formed biofilms, and harmed test larvae much like clinic strains. A virus that attacks germs killed many strains and broke biofilms. Watch of dirty coastal water is warranted.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Isabella Monteiro Carvalho, Erica Cristina Soares e Silva, Geovana Lacerda Rodrigues, Natállia Duarte dos Santos, Raienne Vitória da Silva Soares, Monalessa Fábia Pereira, Ciro César Rossi, Marcia Giambiagi-deMarval |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36023 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |