Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widespread within Neisseria gonorrhoeae populations.
Recent work has highlighted the importance of commensal Neisseria (cN) as a source of …

Metagenomics has transformed microbiology, but its potential has not been fully expressed
yet. From computational methods for digging deeper into metagenomes to study designs for …

Veillonella species are abundant members of the human oral microbiome with multiple
interspecies commensal relationships. Examining the distribution patterns of Veillonella …

The human pathogens Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis share high
genome identity. Retrospective analysis of surveillance data from New Zealand indicates the …

Retraction of the pathogenic Neisseria Type IV pilus (Tfp) requires PilT, the primary
retraction motor, and its paralogs PilU and PilT2. The importance of Tfp retraction for natural …

Commensal bacteria are crucial in maintaining host physiological homeostasis, immune
system development, and protection against pathogens. Despite their significance, the …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a human restricted pathogen, releases inflammatory peptidoglycan
(PG) fragments that contribute to the pathophysiology of pelvic inflammatory disease. The …

Species within the genus Neisseria are adept at sharing adaptive allelic variation, with
commensal species repeatedly transferring resistance to their pathogenic relative Neisseria …

Two major viewpoints have been put forward for how microbial populations change, differing
in whether adaptation is driven principally by gene-centric or genome-centric processes …