Since 2006, numerous cases of bacterial symbionts with extraordinarily small genomes
have been reported. These organisms represent independent lineages from diverse …

Plasmids mediate the horizontal transmission of genetic information between bacteria,
facilitating their adaptation to multiple environmental conditions. An especially important …

The application of phylogenetic taxonomic procedures led to improvements in the
classification of bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria but even so there remains a …

The class Alphaproteobacteria is comprised of a diverse assemblage of Gram-negative
bacteria that includes organisms of varying morphologies, physiologies and habitat …

Background Identifying viral sequences in mixed metagenomes containing both viral and
host contigs is a critical first step in analyzing the viral component of samples. Current tools …

Although considerable progress has been made in recent years regarding the classification
of bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes, there remains a need to further clarify …

The genomic sequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses from human
and palm civet of the 2003/2004 outbreak in the city of Guangzhou, China, were nearly …

Operation Warp Speed brought to market in the United States two mRNA vaccines,
produced by Pfizer and Moderna. Interim data suggested high efficacy for both of these …

Plasmids are important “vehicles” for the communication of genetic information between
bacteria. The exchange of plasmids transmits pathogenically and environmentally relevant …

RNA interference is widely distributed in eukaryotes and has a variety of functions, including
antiviral defence and gene regulation,. All RNA interference pathways use small single …