Within-host evolution of bacterial pathogens
Whole-genome sequencing has opened the way for investigating the dynamics and
genomic evolution of bacterial pathogens during the colonization and infection of humans …
genomic evolution of bacterial pathogens during the colonization and infection of humans …
Population genomics of bacterial host adaptation
Some bacteria can transfer to new host species, and this poses a risk to human health.
Indeed, an estimated 60% of all human pathogens have originated from other animal …
Indeed, an estimated 60% of all human pathogens have originated from other animal …
Fast and flexible bacterial genomic epidemiology with PopPUNK
The routine use of genomics for disease surveillance provides the opportunity for high-
resolution bacterial epidemiology. Current whole-genome clustering and multilocus typing …
resolution bacterial epidemiology. Current whole-genome clustering and multilocus typing …
[HTML][HTML] Update on Streptococcus suis Research and Prevention in the Era of Antimicrobial Restriction: 4th International Workshop on S. suis
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen and a zoonotic agent afflicting people in close
contact with infected pigs or pork meat. Sporadic cases of human infections have been …
contact with infected pigs or pork meat. Sporadic cases of human infections have been …
Streptococcosis
M Gottschalk, M Segura - Diseases of swine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides in‐depth coverage of streptococcosis including relevance, potential
public health significance, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, lesions, diagnosis …
public health significance, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, lesions, diagnosis …
[HTML][HTML] A phylogenetic method to perform genome-wide association studies in microbes that accounts for population structure and recombination
Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) in microbial organisms have the potential to
vastly improve the way we understand, manage, and treat infectious diseases. Yet, microbial …
vastly improve the way we understand, manage, and treat infectious diseases. Yet, microbial …
[HTML][HTML] How Streptococcus suis escapes antibiotic treatments
C Uruén, C García, L Fraile, J Tommassen… - Veterinary Research, 2022 - Springer
Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic agent that causes sepsis and meningitis in pigs and
humans. S. suis infections are responsible for large economic losses in pig production. The …
humans. S. suis infections are responsible for large economic losses in pig production. The …
[HTML][HTML] Sequence element enrichment analysis to determine the genetic basis of bacterial phenotypes
Bacterial genomes vary extensively in terms of both gene content and gene sequence. This
plasticity hampers the use of traditional SNP-based methods for identifying all genetic …
plasticity hampers the use of traditional SNP-based methods for identifying all genetic …
[HTML][HTML] Combined analysis of variation in core, accessory and regulatory genome regions provides a super-resolution view into the evolution of bacterial populations
The use of whole-genome phylogenetic analysis has revolutionized our understanding of
the evolution and spread of many important bacterial pathogens due to the high resolution …
the evolution and spread of many important bacterial pathogens due to the high resolution …
Paeoniflorin reduce luxS/AI-2 system-controlled biofilm formation and virulence in Streptococcus suis
J Li, Q Fan, M Jin, C Mao, H Zhang, X Zhang, L Sun… - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Streptococcus suis (S. suis), more specifically serotype 2, is a bacterial
pathogen that threatens the lives of pigs and humans. Like many other pathogens, S. suis …
pathogen that threatens the lives of pigs and humans. Like many other pathogens, S. suis …