Background Pseudomonas syringae is a highly diverse bacterial species complex capable
of causing a wide range of serious diseases on numerous agronomically important crops …

Pasteurella multocida, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, has led to a broad range of
diseases in mammals and birds, including fowl cholera in poultry, pneumonia and atrophic …

Neisseria meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae are closely related pathogenic bacteria. To
compare their population genetics, we compiled a dataset of 1,145 genes found across 20 …

Recombination and positive selection are two key factors that play a vital role in pathogenic
microorganisms' population adaptation and diversification. The Burkholderia cepacia …

Background Pathogenic treponemes related to Treponema pallidum are both human
(causing syphilis, yaws, bejel) and animal pathogens (infections of primates, venereal …

Neisseria meningitidis (the meningococcus) is a major human pathogen with a history of
high invasive disease burden, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Our current understanding …

Neisseria meningitidis is a gram-negative species of bacteria which causes meningitis,
septicaemia, urethritis, and pneumonia worldwide. Infections are typically asymptomatic …

Toxoplasma gondii is an important protozoan pathogen that infects many wild and domestic
animals and causes infections in immunocompromised humans. However, there has been …