Since the reclassification of the genus Bartonella in 1993, the number of species has grown
from 1 to 45 currently designated members. Likewise, the association of different Bartonella …

Horizontal gene transfer is important in the evolution of bacterial and archaeal genomes. An
interesting genetic exchange process is carried out by diverse phage-like gene transfer …

Host-adapted bacteria include mutualists and pathogens of animals, plants and insects.
Their study is therefore important for biotechnology, biodiversity and human health. The …

Bartonella spp. are facultative intracellular pathogens that employ a unique stealth infection
strategy comprising immune evasion and modulation, intimate interaction with nucleated …

Gene acquisition by lateral gene transfer (LGT) is an important mechanism for natural
variation among prokaryotes. Laboratory experiments show that protein-coding genes can …

Epidemiological studies worldwide have reported a high prevalence and a great diversity of
Bartonella species, both in rodents and their flea parasites. The interaction among …

Diverse prokaryotes produce gene transfer agents (GTAs), which are bacteriophage-like
particles that exclusively package pieces of the producing cell's genome and transfer them …

Bartonella bacilliformis is the bacterial agent of Carrión's disease and is presumed to be
transmitted between humans by phlebotomine sand flies. Carrión's disease is endemic to …

After 2 decades of Bartonella research, knowledge on transmission and pathology of these
bacteria is still limited. Bartonella spp. have emerged to be important pathogens in human …

Bacteria of the Thiomonas genus are ubiquitous in extreme environments, such as arsenic-
rich acid mine drainage (AMD). The genome of one of these strains, Thiomonas sp. 3As …