Bacillus cereus is widespread in nature and frequently isolated from soil and growing plants,
but it is also well adapted for growth in the intestinal tract of insects and mammals. From …

Chloramphenicol (Cm) and its fluorinated derivative florfenicol (Ff) represent highly potent
inhibitors of bacterial protein biosynthesis. As a consequence of the use of Cm in human …

Pangenomes offer detailed characterizations of core and accessory genes found in a set of
closely related microbial genomes, generally by clustering genes based on sequence …

The newest version of MUMmer easily handles comparisons of large eukaryotic genomes at
varying evolutionary distances, as demonstrated by applications to multiple genomes. Two …

Whole-genome sequencing has been skewed toward bacterial pathogens as a
consequence of the prioritization of medical and veterinary diseases. However, it is …

The cell wall envelopes of gram-positive bacteria represent a surface organelle that not only
functions as a cytoskeletal element but also promotes interactions between bacteria and …

The master regulator for entry into sporulation in Bacillus subtilis is the DNA‐binding protein
Spo0A, which has been found to influence, directly or indirectly, the expression of over 500 …

The Bacillus cereus group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato (sl), is a species complex
that contains numerous closely related lineages, which vary in their ability to cause illness in …

Antibiotic resistance, virulence, and other plasmids in bacteria use toxin-antitoxin gene pairs
to ensure their persistence during host replication. The toxin-antitoxin system eliminates …

Polyamines are polycationic molecules with a hydrocarbon backbone and multiple amino
groups. Descriptions of the physiological roles of polyamines have often been limited to their …