The coagulase-negative bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidis is a member of the human
skin microbiota. S. epidermidis is not merely a passive resident on skin but actively primes …

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 …

Understanding gut microbiome functions requires cultivated bacteria for experimental
validation and reference bacterial genome sequences to interpret metagenome datasets …

Background With the efficiency and the decreasing cost of next-generation sequencing, the
technology is being rapidly introduced into clinical and public health laboratory practice …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major threats to human and animal health
worldwide, yet few high-throughput tools exist to analyse and predict the resistance of a …

Although the individual and societal consequences of antibiotic resistance spiral upwards,
coordinated action has not kept pace on a global scale. The COVID-19 pandemic has …

Outbreaks of multidrug-resistant bacteria present a frequent threat to vulnerable patient
populations in hospitals around the world. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly …

Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is a major human foodborne pathogen. Numerous Lm
outbreaks have been reported worldwide and associated with a high case fatality rate …

The emergence of new sequencing technologies has facilitated the use of bacterial whole
genome alignments for evolutionary studies and outbreak analyses. These datasets, of …

Lung infections with Mycobacterium abscessus, a species of multidrug-resistant
nontuberculous mycobacteria, are emerging as an important global threat to individuals with …