Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is the causative bacterial agent of the zoonotic
disease known as caseous lymphadenitis, and it presents several mechanisms of response …

Introduction Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is a major category of environmental
bacteria in nature that can be divided into rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) and slowly …

Background Corynebacterium pseudotuberculos is is classified into two biovars, nitrate-
negative biovar Ovis which is the etiologic agent of caseous lymphadenitis in small …

Background The ability to adapt to environments with fluctuating nutrient availability is vital
for bacterial survival. Although essential for growth, few nitrogen metabolism genes have …

The ability of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans to resist oxidative
stress is one of its most important virulence related traits. To cope with the deleterious effect …

Within the genus Corynebacterium, six species are potential carriers of the tox gene, which
encodes the highly potent diphtheria exotoxin: Corynebacterium diphtheriae …

The ability of an organism to respond to environmental changes is paramount to survival
across a range of conditions. The bacterial heme nitric oxide/oxygen binding proteins (H …

Understanding the complex mechanisms of mycobacterial pathophysiology and adaptive
responses presents challenges that can hinder drug development. However, employing …

Abstract Background The human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the causative
agent of diphtheria. In the 1990s a large diphtheria outbreak in Eastern Europe was caused …

Understanding how Mycobacterium tuberculosis has evolved into a professional pathogen
is helpful in studying its pathogenesis and for designing vaccines. We investigated how the …