Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen responsible for a disease called
listeriosis, which is potentially lethal in immunocompromised individuals. This bacterium, first …

Phenotypically identical cells can dramatically vary with respect to behavior during their
lifespan and this variation is reflected in their molecular composition such as the …

Chromatin modifications are crucial for development, yet little is known about their dynamics
during differentiation. Hematopoiesis provides a well-defined model to study chromatin state …

A comprehensive understanding of host–pathogen interactions requires a knowledge of the
associated gene expression changes in both the pathogen and the host. Traditional, probe …

The Rfam database (available via the website at http://rfam. sanger. ac. uk and through our
mirror at http://rfam. janelia. org) is a collection of non-coding RNA families, primarily RNAs …

While the model organism Escherichia coli has been the subject of intense study for
decades, the full complement of its RNAs is only now being examined. Here we describe a …

Deciphering physiological changes that mediate transition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
between replicating and nonreplicating states is essential to understanding how the …

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

Traditional pathogen detection methods in public health infectious disease surveillance rely
upon the identification of agents that are already known to be associated with a particular …

Objectives Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Fucoidan
(FUC) is a polysaccharide extracted from brown marine algae with various biological …