Phytoplasmas are specialised bacteria that are obligate parasites of plant phloem tissue and
insects. These bacteria have resisted all attempts of cell‐free cultivation. Genome research …

The standard of care for patients suffering cancer often includes treatment with nucleoside
analogues (NAs). NAs are internalized by cell-specific nucleobase/nucleoside transporters …

With a genome size of∼ 580 kb and approximately 480 protein coding regions, Mycoplasma
genitalium is one of the smallest known self-replicating organisms and, additionally, has …

Abstract Background Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Mycoplasma flocculare and
Mycoplasma hyorhinis live in swine respiratory tracts. M. flocculare, a commensal bacterium …

Nucleases and 5′ nucleotidase (5′-NT) play essential roles in cell biology and are often
associated with bacterial virulence. In Mycoplasma spp., which have limited metabolic …

Phytoplasmas are cell wall-less bacteria that induce abnormal plant growth and various
diseases, causing severe economic loss. Phytoplasmas are highly dependent on nutrients …

Mycoplasmas are simple, but successful parasites that have the smallest genome of any free-
living cell and are thought to have a highly streamlined cellular metabolism. Here, we have …

Mycoplasma suis, the causative agent of porcine infectious anemia, has never been cultured
in vitro and mechanisms by which it causes disease are poorly understood. Thus, the …

Background Most amino acids are encoded by multiple synonymous codons. However,
synonymous codons are not used equally, and this biased codon use varies between …

Phytoplasmas are cell wall-less bacteria that inhabit phloem sieve cells of infected plants
and are transmitted by phloem-feeding insect vectors. Having descended from a Gram …