Vibrio is a genus of ubiquitous bacteria found in a wide variety of aquatic and marine
habitats; of the> 100 described Vibrio spp.,~ 12 cause infections in humans. Vibrio cholerae …

Staphylococcus aureus, a major human pathogen, has a collection of virulence factors and
the ability to acquire resistance to most antibiotics. This ability is further augmented by …

Earthquakes are among the most impressive natural phenomena with very high potential to
set off a chain of effects that significantly affects public health through casualties and injuries …

Greater human mobility, largely driven by air travel, is leading to an increase in the
frequency and reach of infectious disease epidemics. Air travel can rapidly connect any two …

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world economy at an unprecedented position and
protecting society from the infection is at the core of all measures. As the COVID-19 virus …

With fast development and wide applications of next‐generation sequencing (NGS)
technologies, genomic sequence information is within reach to aid the achievement of goals …

Single-molecule sequencing instruments can generate multikilobase sequences with the
potential to greatly improve genome and transcriptome assembly. However, the error rates …

In this IDSA policy paper, we review the current diagnostic landscape, including unmet
needs and emerging technologies, and assess the challenges to the development and …

The Gram-negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major cause of nosocomial
infections, primarily among immunocompromised patients. The emergence of strains …

Highlights•We describe three long-read sequencing technologies and their
characteristics.•We describe available algorithms for long-read assembly and their …