The incidence and number of deaths from non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease
have been steadily increasing globally. These lesser known “cousins” of Mycobacterium …

Seminal microbiological work of environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
includes the discovery that NTM inhabit water distribution systems and soil, and that the …

The structure and function of the soil microbiome of urban greenspaces remain largely
undetermined. We conducted a global field survey in urban greenspaces and neighboring …

Humans have relied on sourdough starter microbial communities to make leavened bread
for thousands of years, but only a small fraction of global sourdough biodiversity has been …

Global Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease Page 1 Global
Epidemiology of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease: A Review D. Rebecca …

Many microorganisms are auxotrophic—unable to synthesize the compounds they require
for growth. With this work, we quantify the prevalence of amino acid auxotrophies across a …

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are paradigmatic colonizers of the total environment,
circulating at the interfaces of the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and …

Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) continues to impose a
significant clinical burden of disease on susceptible patients. The incidence of NTM-PD is …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are widespread environmental pollutants of biological
origin that pose a significant threat to human, animal, and plant health, as well as to …

Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPP) are microorganisms that are native to
the plumbing environment and that present an emerging infectious disease problem. They …