Keds, the enigmatic flies and their role as vectors of pathogens

MA Bezerra-Santos, D Otranto - Acta Tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Hippoboscid flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), commonly known as keds or louse
flies, have been for long time overlooked by the scientific community, and their vector role of …

[HTML][HTML] A Diverse Repertoire of Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis Gene Clusters in Lactobacillus Revealed by Comparative Analysis in 106 Sequenced Genomes

D Deo, D Davray, R Kulkarni - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) is one of the unique features of Lactobacillus
genus. EPS not only have many physiological roles such as in stress tolerance, quorum …

Corynebacteria of the diphtheriae Species Complex in Companion Animals: Clinical and Microbiological Characterization of 64 Cases from France

K Museux, G Arcari, G Rodrigo, M Hennart… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Corynebacteria of the diphtheriae species complex (CdSC) can cause diphtheria in humans
and have been reported from companion animals. We aimed to describe animal infection …

[HTML][HTML] CoryneRegNet 7, the reference database and analysis platform for corynebacterial gene regulatory networks

MTD Parise, D Parise, RB Kato, JK Pauling, A Tauch… - Scientific data, 2020 - nature.com
We present the newest version of CoryneRegNet, the reference database for
corynebacterial regulatory interactions, available at www. exbio. wzw. tum. de/coryneregnet …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct genomic features characterize two clades of Corynebacterium diphtheriae: proposal of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Subsp. diphtheriae Subsp. Nov …

F Tagini, T Pillonel, A Croxatto, C Bertelli… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the etiological agent of diphtheria, a disease caused by the
presence of the diphtheria toxin. However, an increasing number of records report non …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of Corynebacterium silvaticum genomes from Portugal reveals a single cluster and a clade suggested to produce diphtheria toxin

MVC Viana, JH Galdino, R Profeta, M Oliveira… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background Corynebacterium silvaticum is a pathogenic, gram-positive bacterial species
that causes caseous lymphadenitis in wild boars, domestic pigs and roe deer in Western …

Phylogenomic Characterization of a Novel Corynebacterium Species Associated with Fatal Diphtheritic Stomatitis in Endangered Yellow-Eyed Penguins

SC Saunderson, I Nouioui, AC Midwinter… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Yellow-eyed penguins, Megadyptes antipodes, are an endangered species that are
endemic to New Zealand. Outbreaks of diphtheritic stomatitis have caused significant …

[HTML][HTML] First genome sequencing and comparative analyses of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis strains from Mexico

D Parise, MTD Parise, MVC Viana… - Standards in genomic …, 2018 - Springer
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a pathogenic bacterium which has been rapidly
spreading all over the world, causing economic losses in the agricultural sector and …

Isolation, antibiotic resistance, virulence traits and phylogenetic analysis of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis from goats in southwestern China

H Li, H Yang, Z Zhou, X Li, W Yi, Y Xu, Z Wang… - Small ruminant …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, a gram-positive facultative intracellular bacteria,
usually resulted in covert but huge economic losses in goats and sheep industry. Limited …

Critical roles of NLRP3 inflammasome in IL-1β secretion induced by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis in vitro

Z Zhou, H Li, S Tian, W Yi, Y Zhou, H Yang, X Li… - Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a prominent human and animal pathogen causing
chronic inflammatory diseases. Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is involved in the response to such …