Recent advances in metagenomics research have generated a bounty of information that
provides insight into the dynamic genetic exchange occurring between bacteriophage …

Quantitative assessment of bacterial pathogens, their geographic variability, and distribution
in various matrices at Great Lakes beaches are limited. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was used …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a diverse group of strains that are
implicated in over 270,000 cases of human illness annually in the United States alone …

Lactococcus lactis is a lactic acid bacterium that is intensively and globally exploited in
commercial dairy food fermentations. Though the presence of prophages in lactococcal …

ABSTRACT Treating Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) gastrointestinal
infections is difficult. The utility of antibiotics for STEC treatment is controversial, since …

Bacteria and their viruses (bacteriophages or phages) have a complex relationship that is in
constant flux. Studies in natural environments, and by manipulations of phages and bacteria …

We report the first study on the occurrence of high-level aminoglycoside-resistant (HLAR)
Enterococci in coastal bathing waters and beach sand in Malaysia. None of the encountered …

There is currently no established bacteriological beach quality monitoring (BQM) program in
place in Malaysia. To initiate cost-effective, sustainable bacteriological BQM schemes for the …

The high-latitude regions of Antarctica remain among the most remote, extreme, and least
explored areas on Earth. Despite the highly restrictive conditions, microbial life has been …

Shiga toxin (Stx) is a major virulence factor of several bacterial pathogens that cause
potentially fatal illness, including Escherichia coli and Shigella spp. The continual …