The human gut microbiome is a dense and taxonomically diverse consortium of
microorganisms. While the bacterial components of the microbiome have received …

Pasteurella multocida is a highly versatile pathogen capable of causing infections in a wide
range of domestic and wild animals as well as in humans and nonhuman primates. Despite …

Genes involved in biological pathways are often collocalised in gene clusters, the
comparison of which can give valuable insights into their function and evolutionary history …

A 30-year-old bombing victim with a fracture-related pandrug-resistant Klebsiella
pneumoniae infection after long-term (> 700 days) antibiotic therapy is treated with a pre …

Bacteriophages drive evolutionary change in bacterial communities by creating gene flow
networks that fuel ecological adaptions. However, the extent of viral diversity and its …

Background Viruses are central to microbial community structure in all environments. The
ability to generate large metagenomic assemblies of mixed microbial and viral sequences …

The diverse rumen virome can modulate the rumen microbiome, but it remains largely
unexplored. Here, we mine 975 published rumen metagenomes for viral sequences, create …

A new variant of Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M1 (designated 'M1UK') has been
reported in the United Kingdom, linked with seasonal scarlet fever surges, marked increase …

The expanding use of antimicrobials in livestock is an important contributor to the worldwide
rapid increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). However, large-scale studies on AMR in …

Tigecycline is one of the last-resort antibiotics to treat complicated infections caused by both
multidrug-resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Tigecycline resistance has …