Escherichia coli is a commensal of the vertebrate gut that is increasingly involved in various
intestinal and extra-intestinal infections as an opportunistic pathogen. Numerous pathotypes …

Escherichia coli is the most researched microbial organism in the world. Its varied impact on
human health, consisting of commensalism, gastrointestinal disease, or extraintestinal …

Metabolites produced by the host and microbiota play a crucial role in how human bodies
develop and remain healthy. Most of these metabolites are produced by microbiota and …

The Rickettsiales are a group of obligate intracellular vector-borne Gram-negative bacteria
that include many organisms of clinical and agricultural importance, including Anaplasma …

The bacterial pangenome was introduced in 2005 and, in recent years, has been the subject
of many studies. Thanks to progress in next-generation sequencing methods, the …

Genome-scale models (GEMs) of metabolism were constructed for 55 fully sequenced
Escherichia coli and Shigella strains. The GEMs enable a systems approach to …

This article reviews the roles that laterally transferred genes (LTG) play in the virulence of
bacterial pathogens. The features of LTG that allow them to be recognized in bacterial …

The metabolic capabilities and regulatory networks of bacteria have been optimized by
evolution in response to selective pressures present in each species' native ecological …

One billion people worldwide are affected by fungal pathogens, of which 1.6 million
succumb to fungal infections per year. This review discusses the emergence and evolution …

Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactobacillus iners are common inhabitants of the healthy
human vagina. These two species are closely related and are thought to perform similar …