Natural transformation mediates horizontal gene transfer, and thereby promotes exchange
of antibiotic resistance and virulence traits among bacteria. Streptococcus pneumoniae, the …

Background Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius (Sii) belongs to the Streptococcus
bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex associated with several human and animal infections …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a major gastric pathogen that has been associated with
humans for more than 60,000 years. H. pylori causes different gastric diseases including …

We aimed to obtain insights on the nature of a collection of isolates presumptively identified
as atypical Streptococcus pneumoniae recovered from invasive and non-invasive infections …

Background Small interspersed repeats are commonly found in many bacterial
chromosomes. Two families of repeats (BOX and RUP) have previously been identified in …

Background Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus, a species of genus Paenibacillus of the family
Paenibacillaceae, exists widely in environments and habitats in various plants and worms …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen that causes different invasive
pneumococcal diseases (IPD). The pneumococcal polysaccharide capsule is a main …

Competence for natural genetic transformation is widespread in the genus Streptococcus.
The current view is that all streptococcal species possess this property. In addition to the …

Background Antimicrobial resistance among pneumococci has greatly increased over the
past two to three decades. Resistance to tetracycline (tet (M)), chloramphenicol (cat) and …

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen that causes various diseases of public
health concern worldwide. Current pneumococcal vaccines target the capsular …