Enterococcus species have been acknowledged for their diverse metabolic capabilities,
resulting in a wide array of bioactive compounds that show promise for therapeutic use. This …

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has proven to be the ultimate tool for bacterial isolate
characterization and relatedness determination. However, standardized and harmonized …

Abstract Phosphogypsum (PG), a by-product of the phosphate industry, is high in sulfate,(SO
4 2−), which makes it an excellent substrate for sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) to produce …

The excessive accumulation of organic matter (OM) in sediments in aquaculture ponds is a
potential environmental threat due to the risk of endogenous water pollution and …

Gradually, conventional methods for foodborne pathogen typing are replaced by whole
genome sequencing (WGS). Despite studies describing the overall benefits, National …

Background Whole genome sequencing analyzed by core genome multi-locus sequence
typing (cgMLST) is widely used in surveillance of the pathogenic bacteria Listeria …

Through staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE) production, Staphylococcus aureus is a common
cause of food poisoning. Detection of staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) is mostly …

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) afflicts humans, cats, pigs, and rhesus macaques.
Disease sequelae include congestive heart failure, thromboembolism, and sudden cardiac …

For successful elucidation of a food-borne infection chain, the availability of high-quality
sequencing data from suspected microbial contaminants is a prerequisite. Commonly, those …

Whole-genome sequencing is essential to many facets of infectious disease research.
However, technical limitations such as bias in coverage and tagmentation, and difficulties …