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Alessandra Carattoli
Researcher at Sapienza University of Rome
Publications - 191
Citations - 21411
Alessandra Carattoli is an academic researcher from Sapienza University of Rome. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plasmid & Klebsiella pneumoniae. The author has an hindex of 63, co-authored 181 publications receiving 17999 citations. Previous affiliations of Alessandra Carattoli include Policlinico Umberto I & University of Bern.
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In Silico Detection and Typing of Plasmids using PlasmidFinder and Plasmid Multilocus Sequence Typing
Alessandra Carattoli,Ea Zankari,Aurora García-Fernández,Mette Voldby Larsen,Ole Lund,Laura Villa,Frank Møller Aarestrup,Henrik Hasman +7 more
TL;DR: Two easy-to-use Web tools for in silico detection and characterization of whole-genome sequence (WGS) and whole-plasmid sequence data from members of the family Enterobacteriaceae are designed and developed.
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Identification of plasmids by PCR-based replicon typing
Alessandra Carattoli,Alessia Bertini,Laura Villa,Vincenzo Falbo,Katie L. Hopkins,E. John Threlfall +5 more
TL;DR: Results indicated that the inc/rep PCR method demonstrates high specificity and sensitivity in detecting replicons on reference plasmids and also revealed the presence of recurrent and common plasmid in epidemiologically unrelated Salmonella isolates of different serotypes.
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Resistance Plasmid Families in Enterobacteriaceae
TL;DR: Bacteria carry extrachromosomal, self-replicating genetic elements called plasmids, which do not carry genes essential for the growth of host cells under nonstressed conditions.
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Dissemination of Clonally Related Escherichia coli Strains Expressing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase CTX-M-15
Teresa M. Coque,Ângela Novais,Alessandra Carattoli,Laurent Poirel,Johann D. D. Pitout,Luísa Peixe,Fernando Baquero,Rafael Cantón,Patrice Nordmann +8 more
TL;DR: E. coli ST131 and ST405 and multidrug-resistant IncFII plasmids may determine spread of this lactamase.
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Plasmids and the spread of resistance
TL;DR: The characteristics of the most successful plasmids that were at the origin of the spread of carbapenemase, expanded-spectrum β-lactamase, and plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance genes are discussed in this review.