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

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (M. ap), the causative agent of Johne's
disease, infects many farmed ruminants, wild-life animals, and recently isolated from …

Background: The bacteria that compose the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC)
cause tuberculosis (TB) in humans and in different animals, including livestock. Much …

By phylogenetic analysis, Mycobacterium kansasii is closely related to Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. Yet, although both organisms cause pulmonary disease, M. tuberculosis is a …

The bacteria of the Brucella genus are responsible for a worldwide zoonosis called
brucellosis. They belong to the α-proteobacteria group, as many other bacteria that live in …

The genus Corynebacterium encompasses many species of biotechnological, medical or
veterinary significance. An important characteristic of this genus is the presence of mycolic …

Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Dysgonomonas macrotermitis strain JCM
19375T, which was isolated from the hindgut of a fungus-growing termite, Macrotermes …

How pathogens evolve their virulence to humans in nature is a scientific issue of great
medical and biological importance. Shiga toxin (Stx)–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and …

Both symbiotic and pathogenic bacteria in the family Coxiellaceae cause morbidity and
mortality in humans and animals. For instance, Coxiella-like endosymbionts (CLEs) improve …

The United States official bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication program has utilized
genotyping for Mycobacterium bovis isolates since 2000 and whole genome sequencing …