Globally, the challenges with extensive consumption and improper disposal of antibiotics
have become a menace to public health. This anomaly has contributed to the emergence …

Horizontal gene transfer occurs via a range of mechanisms, including transformation,
conjugation and bacteriophage transduction. Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are an …

Pathogen emergence (PE) is a complex phenomenon with major public health implications.
Over the past decades, numerous underlying mechanisms facilitating the emergence of …

Background Pathogens face strong selection from host immune responses, yet many host
populations support pervasive pathogen populations. We investigated this puzzle in a model …

The bacterial genus Bartonella comprises numerous emerging pathogens that cause a
broad spectrum of disease manifestations in humans. The targets and mechanisms of the …

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are virus-like structures that package and transfer prokaryotic
DNA from donor to recipient prokaryotic cells. Here, we describe widespread GTA gene …

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are small virus-like particles that indiscriminately package and
transfer any DNA present in their host cell, with clear implications for bacterial evolution. The …

Gene transfer agents (GTAs) are genetic elements derived from ancestral bacteriophages
that have become domesticated by the host. GTAs are present in diverse prokaryotic …

Simple Summary Wolbachia are obligate intracellular bacteria that occur in insects and
filarial worms. Strains that infect insects have genomes that encode mobile genetic elements …

Bartonella are vector‐borne gram‐negative facultative intracellular bacteria causing
emerging infectious diseases worldwide, and two thirds of known Bartonella species are …