Tuberculosis, an ancient disease of mankind, remains one of the major infectious causes of
human death. We examine newly discovered facets of tuberculosis pathogenesis and …

Rhodococci are bacteria which can survive under various extreme conditions, in the
presence of toxic compounds, and in other hostile habitats. Their tolerance of unfavorable …

This article reviews the roles that laterally transferred genes (LTG) play in the virulence of
bacterial pathogens. The features of LTG that allow them to be recognized in bacterial …

Pneumonia is a major cause of disease and death in foals. R hodococcus equi, a G ram‐
positive facultative intracellular pathogen, is a common cause of pneumonia in foals. This …

Cytokinins (CKs) are ubiquitous phytohormones that participate in development,
morphogenesis and many physiological processes throughout plant kingdom. In higher …

Rhodococcus equi is the only recognized animal pathogenic species within an extended
genus of metabolically versatile Actinobacteria of considerable biotechnological interest …

Bacteria export proteins across membranes using a range of transport machineries. Type VII
secretion systems (T7SSs), originally described in mycobacteria, are now known to be …

Rhodococcus equi is a soil-dwelling pathogenic actinomycete that causes pulmonary and
extrapulmonary pyogranulomatous infections in a variety of animal species and people …

Multidrug resistance has been detected in the animal and zoonotic human pathogen
Rhodococcus equi after mass macrolide/rifampin antibioprophylaxis in endemically affected …

Understanding how bacteria affect plant health is crucial for developing sustainable crop
production systems. We coupled ecological sampling and genome sequencing to …