Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is arguably the most conspicuous feature of bacterial
evolution. Evidence for HGT is found in most bacterial genomes. Although HGT can …

Background Whole genome sequence (WGS)-based strain ty** finds increasing use in the
epidemiologic analysis of bacterial pathogens in both public health as well as more …

Abstract Background The 16S rRNA gene is used extensively in bacterial phylogenetics, in
species delineation, and now widely in microbiome studies. However, the gene suffers from …

No single genealogical reconstruction or ty** method currently encompasses all levels of
bacterial diversity, from domain to strain. We propose ribosomal multilocus sequence ty** …

Pathogenic Escherichia coli cause over 160 million cases of dysentery and one million
deaths per year, whereas non‐pathogenic E. coli constitute part of the normal intestinal flora …

The introduction of multilocus sequence ty** (MLST) for the precise characterization of
isolates of bacterial pathogens has had a marked impact on both routine epidemiological …

Humans normally experience the conscious self as localized within their bodily borders. This
spatial unity may break down in certain neurological conditions such as out-of-body …

The spa gene of Staphylococcus aureus encodes protein A and is used for ty** of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We used sequence ty** of the spa …

Recombination is a key evolutionary process that shapes the architecture of genomes and
the genetic structure of populations. Although many statistical methods are available for the …

It is commonly assumed that the horizontal transfer of most bacterial chromosomal genes is
limited, in contrast to the frequent transfer observed for typical mobile genetic elements …