One of the most interesting developments in the field of modern-day microbiology is the ever increasing number of whole-genome sequences that is publicly available. There is an …
Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …
EJ Feil, JE Cooper, H Grundmann… - Journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen and represents a growing public health burden owing to the emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant clones, particularly …
AB Brueggemann, DT Griffiths, E Meats… - The Journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
By use of multilocus sequence typing, Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates causing invasive disease (n= 150) were compared with those from nasopharyngeal carriage (n= 351) among …
The distributed-genome hypothesis (DGH) states that pathogenic bacteria possess a supragenome that is much larger than the genome of any single bacterium and that these …
AM Whatmore, A Efstratiou, AP Pickerill… - Infection and …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
The oral streptococcal group (mitis phylogenetic group) currently consists of nine recognized species, although the group has been traditionally difficult to classify, with frequent changes …
Deciphering the structure of pathogen populations is instrumental for the understanding of the epidemiology and history of infectious diseases and for their control. Although …
RG Wax, K Lewis, AA Salyers, H Taber - 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
The enormous genetic flexibility of bacteria jeopardizes the usefulness of currently available antibiotics, and requires new approaches to antibiotic discovery and development …
K Cartwright - European journal of pediatrics, 2002 - Springer
Streptococcus pneumoniae–the pneumococcus–affects children and adults worldwide. Invasive pneumococcal disease, including pneumonia, meningitis and bacteraemia, has …