Standard virulence evolution theory assumes that virulence factors are maintained because
they aid parasitic exploitation, increasing growth within and/or transmission between hosts …

The virome is comprised of endogenous retroviruses, eukaryotic viruses, and
bacteriophages and is increasingly being recognized as an essential part of the human …

Immense populations of viruses are present in the human gut and other body sites.
Understanding the role of these populations (the human “virome”) in health and disease …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli is an emergent pathogen that can induce haemolytic
uraemic syndrome. The toxin has received considerable attention not only from …

Shiga toxins (Stx) of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are generally encoded
in the genome of lambdoid bacteriophages, which spend the most time of their life cycle …

Bacterial communities are often heavily consumed by microfaunal predators, such as
protozoa and nematodes. Predation is an important cause of mortality and determines the …

Bacteria have developed resistance against every antibiotic at a rate that is alarming
considering the timescale at which new antibiotics are developed. Thus, there is a critical …

Escherichia coli AW1. 7 is a heat resistant food isolate and the occurrence of pathogenic
strains with comparable heat resistance may pose a risk to food safety. To identify the …

The persistent inertia in the ability to culture environmentally abundant microbes from
aquatic ecosystems represents an obstacle in disentangling the complex web of ecological …

Since its first description in 1982, the zoonotic life-threatening Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli O157: H7 has emerged as an important food-and water-borne pathogen …