Campylobacter jejuni is currently the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans.
Comparison of multiple Campylobacter strains revealed a high genetic and phenotypic …

Bacterial eukaryotic-like serine threonine kinases (eSTKs) and serine threonine
phosphatases (eSTPs) have emerged as important signaling elements that are …

Phosphorylation relays are a major mechanism by which bacteria alter transcription in
response to environmental signals, but understanding of the functional consequences of …

Outbreaks of epidemic infections by Streptococcus pyogenes, the group A streptococci, have
been known for centuries to be a major cause of substantial human morbidity and mortality …

The c ontrol ofv irulence gene r egulator (CovR), also called c aspsule s ynthesis r egulator
(CsrR), is critical to how the major human pathogen group A Streptococcus fine-tunes …

For over a century, a fundamental objective in infection biology research has been to
understand the molecular processes contributing to the origin and perpetuation of …

The control of virulence regulator/sensor kinase (CovRS) two-component system is critical to
the infectivity of group A streptococcus (GAS), and CovRS inactivating mutations are …

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a common commensal of the female genital tract, is the
leading cause of invasive infections in neonates. Expression of major GBS virulence factors …

Two-component gene regulatory systems (TCSs) are a major mechanism by which bacteria
respond to environmental stimuli and thus are critical to infectivity. For example, the c ontrol …

Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as group A Streptococcus, causes a wide variety of
diseases ranging from mild noninvasive to severe invasive infections. To identify possible …