Actinobacteria constitute one of the largest phyla among Bacteria and represent gram-
positive bacteria with a high G+ C content in their DNA. This bacterial group includes …

Genome sequencing is of enormous importance for classification of prokaryote viruses and
for understanding the evolution of these viruses. This survey covers 284 sequenced viruses …

Mycobacteriophages encounter a unique problem among phages of Gram‐positive bacteria,
in that lysis must not only degrade the peptidoglycan layer but also circumvent a mycolic …

Staphylococcus epidermidis is an important opportunistic pathogen causing nosocomial
infections and is often associated with infections in patients with implanted prosthetic …

The isolation and results of genomic and functional analyses of Rhodococcus equi phages
ReqiPepy6, ReqiDocB7, ReqiPine5, and ReqiPoco6 (hereafter referred to as Pepy6, DocB7 …

Current techniques in mass spectrometry (MS) allow sensitive and accurate identification of
proteins thanks to the in silico availability of these protein sequences within databases. This …

Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis is a Gram-positive, pleomorphic, facultative
intracellular pathogen that causes Oedematous Skin Disease (OSD) in buffalo. To better …

The genome of Corynebacterium glutamicum type strain ATCC 13032 (accession number
BX927147) contains three prophages, CGP1, CGP2, and CGP3. We recently observed that …

Abstract Background The bacterial pathogen Edwardsiella ictaluri is a primary cause of
mortality in channel catfish raised commercially in aquaculture farms. Additional treatment …

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the etiological agent of diphtheria; an acute toxin-mediated
infection of the upper respiratory tract and skin. The toxin gene is encoded on a temperate …