Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are crucial for horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in bacteria
and facilitate their rapid evolution and adaptation. MGEs include plasmids, integrative and …

Foodborne botulism is a neuroparalytic disease caused by ingestion of foods contaminated
with botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), produced by Clostridium botulinum. In 1995 a husband …

The French Phage Network (Phages. fr) has continuously grown since its foundation, eight
years ago. The annual conference, held at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, attracted 164 …

Satellites are mobile genetic elements that rely on helper phages for their mobilization. The
many known satellite-helper interactions are trans-regulatory, with gene products from one …

Bacterial viruses (phages) are potent agents of lateral gene transfer and thus are important
drivers of evolution. A group of mobile genetic elements (MGEs), referred to as phage …

Prokaryotes have evolved a wide repertoire of defense systems to prevent invasion by
mobile genetic elements (MGE). However, because MGE are vehicles for the exchange of …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) drives microbial adaptation but is often under the control of
mobile genetic elements (MGEs) whose interests are not necessarily aligned with those of …

Bacterial communities harbor a broad range of species interacting within spatially
heterogeneous environments such as soil, plants or the human gut. The extent to which …

Chlorinated compounds, such as vinyl chloride (VC), are persistent, carcinogenic soil and
groundwater contaminants. Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria (OHRB) are used for their …

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common human pathogens worldwide. The
emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of S. aureus has prompted the development of …