Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common commensal and an opportunistic pathogen.
Suspected pneumococcal upper respiratory infections and pneumonia are often treated with …

ABSTRACT The genus Streptococcus includes Gram-positive organisms shaped in cocci
and organized in chains. They are commensals, pathogens, and opportunistic pathogens for …

The gold standard for clinical diagnosis of bacterial lower respiratory infections (LRIs) is
culture, which has poor sensitivity and is too slow to guide early, targeted antimicrobial …

Antibiotic overuse has promoted the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with
significant health and economic consequences. Genome sequencing reveals the …

Abstract Background. In 2010, the pneumococcal 13-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV13),
containing 6 additional serotypes including the multidrug-resistant 19A, replaced the PCV7 …

The pyogenic streptococci group includes pathogenic species for humans and other animals
and has been associated with enduring morbidity and high mortality. The main reason for …

Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae (SDSD) has been considered a strict
animal pathogen. Nevertheless, the recent reports of human infections suggest a niche …

Advancements in DNA sequencing technologies within the last decade have stimulated an
unprecedented interest in the human microbiome, largely due the broad diversity of human …

Understanding how antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are distributed in drinking water
treatment processes is important due to their potential public health risk. Little is known …

Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are mobile genetic elements that reside in a
bacterial host chromosome and are prominent drivers of bacterial evolution. They are also …