The skin microbiome is a key player in human health, with diverse functions ranging from
defense against pathogens to education of the immune system. While recent studies have …

High Campylobacter prevalence during early childhood has been associated with stunting
and environmental enteric dysfunction (EED), especially in low resource settings. This study …

There is a need for standardized, efficient, and practical sampling methods to support large
population-based studies of the internal and external epithelial microbiomes of the bovine …

Metagenomics is a powerful tool for understanding organismal interactions; however,
classification, profiling and detection of interactions at the strain level remain challenging …

Microorganisms and their communities on foods are important determinants and indicators
of food safety and quality. Despite growing interests in studying food and food-related …

Prior research demonstrated the potential for agricultural production systems to contribute to
the environmental spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). However, there is a need …

Mixed infection with multiple species of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is difficult to
identify and to treat. Current conventional molecular-based methods for identifying mixed …

Background The potential to distribute bacteria resistant to antimicrobial drugs in the meat
supply is a public health concern. Market cows make up a fifth of the US beef produced but …

Stool culture is the gold standard method to diagnose enteric bacterial infections; however,
many clinical laboratories are transitioning to syndromic multiplex PCR panels. PCR is …

Culture-independent diagnostic tests are gaining popularity as tools for detecting pathogens
in food. Shotgun sequencing holds substantial promise for food testing as it provides …