Aida Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe results, published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, have identified large mobile DNA fragments that contain up to three transposons that confer resistance to different antibiotics. This, according to Dr. Mart\u00ed<\/strong>, indicates that “the transferable elements could be playing a very important role in the transmission of resistance”, and adds, “these elements could contribute to the spread of this resistance from some bacteria to others<\/em>“.<\/p>\nRecent studies of the same group had reported that strains of H. parainfluenzae<\/em> isolated from the urogenital tract, and resistant to various antibiotics, had developed polysaccharide capsules<\/strong>, a characteristic not described so far in this bacterial species. “These envelopes composed of sugars are considered a virulence factor since they protect bacteria from attack by the immune system and other aggressions,<\/em>” says Dr. Ardanuy<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe genomic analyzes carried out in the current study have only found the coding genes for the capsule in those strains isolated from the urogenital tract, which according to Drs. Mart\u00ed and Ardanuy, could indicate the ability of H. parainfluenzae<\/em> to adapt to different environments.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a biomedical research center created in 2004. It is participated by the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Viladecans Hospital of the Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the University of Barcelona and the City Council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.<\/em><\/p>\nIDIBELL is a member of the Campus of International Excellence of the University of Barcelona HUBc and is part of the CERCA institution of the Generalitat de Catalunya. In 2009 it became one of the first five Spanish research centers accredited as a health research institute by the Carlos III Health Institute. In addition, it is part of the “HR Excellence in Research” program of the European Union and is a member of EATRIS and REGIC. 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