The defining feature of the Gram-negative cell envelope is the presence of two cellular
membranes, with the specialized glycolipid lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exclusively found on …

Escherichia coli includes clonal groups of both commensal and pathogenic strains, with
some of the latter causing serious infectious diseases. O antigen variation is current …

Although biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) have been discovered for hundreds of bacterial
metabolites, our knowledge of their diversity remains limited. Here, we used a novel …

Serotyping forms the basis of national and international surveillance networks for
Salmonella, one of the most prevalent foodborne pathogens worldwide (1–3). Public health …

The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is essential for their survival in harsh
environments and provides intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics. This membrane is …

Escherichia coli is a priority foodborne pathogen of public health concern and phenotypic
serotyping provides critical information for surveillance and outbreak detection activities …

Klebsiella pneumoniae is considered an urgent health concern due to the emergence of
multi-drug-resistant strains for which vaccination offers a potential remedy. Vaccines based …

Many bacterial and archaeal lineages have a history of extensive and ongoing horizontal
gene transfer and loss, as evidenced by the large differences in genome content even …

Cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are mainly composed of high-
molecular-mass heteropolysaccharides, with variable composition and roles according to …

Escherichia coli plays an important role as a member of the gut microbiota; however,
pathogenic strains also exist, including various diarrheagenic E. coli pathotypes and …