Streptococcus suis, both a common colonizer of the porcine upper respiratory tract and an
invasive pig pathogen, successfully adapts to different host environments encountered …

The mammalian gut microbiota is a critical human health determinant with therapeutic
potential for remediation of many diseases. The host diet is a key factor governing the gut …

ABSTRACT Pneumococcal Ser/Thr kinase (StkP) and its cognate phosphatase (PhpP) play
a crucial role in bacterial cytokinesis. However, their individual and reciprocal metabolic and …

Natural transformation plays an important role in the formation of drug-resistant bacteria.
Exploring the regulatory mechanism of natural transformation can aid the discovery of new …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an agent of otitis media, septicemia, and meningitis and
remains the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia regardless of vaccine use. Of …

Streptococcus pneumoniae can regulate virulence gene expression by sensing
environmental changes, which is key to its pathogenicity. The global transcription regulator …

Genetic interaction networks can help identify functional connections between genes and
pathways, which can be leveraged to establish (new) gene function, drug targets, and fill …

The foodborne bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes exhibits remarkable survival
capabilities under challenging conditions, severely threatening food safety and human …

Abstract Group B Streptococcus (GBS; S. agalactiae) causes chorioamnionitis, neonatal
sepsis, and can also cause disease in healthy or immunocompromised adults. GBS …

For many years, Streptococcus anginosus has been considered a commensal colonizing the
oral cavity, as well as the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. However, recent …