Rat bite fever (RBF), a worldwide occurring and most likely under-diagnosed zoonosis
caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis, represents the most prominent disease of …

Although a number of common reproductive disorders in livestock involve bacterial infection,
very little is known about their normal vaginal microbiota. Therefore, we sought to determine …

Technological advancements in fields such as molecular genetics and the human
microbiome have resulted in an unprecedented recognition of new bacterial genus/species …

Background Heavy tobacco smoking, a hallmark feature of lung cancer, is drastically
predominant in Middle Eastern populations. The precise links between nicotine dependence …

Abstract Background The Leptotrichiaceae are a family of fairly unnoticed bacteria
containing both microbiota on mucous membranes as well as significant pathogens such as …

The genus Streptobacillus (S.) remained monotypic for almost 90 years until two new
species were recently described. The type species, S. moniliformis, is one of the two …

We report here four cases of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis
caused by three different species of Gordonia. The portal of entry was likely through …

The cotton rat nose is commonly used as a model for S taphylococcus aureus colonization,
as it is both physiologically and anatomically comparable to the human nares and can be …

We report a case of rat-bite fever in a 94-year-old woman with Streptobacillus notomytis
infection. We established an epidemiologic link between exposure to rats and human …

Owing to the highly similar phenotypic profiles, protein spectra and 16S rRNA gene
sequences observed between three pairs of Tsukamurella species (Tsukamurella pulmonis …