[HTML][HTML] Global genomic epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes

MG Jespersen, JA Lacey, SYC Tong… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Streptococcus pyogenes is one of the Top 10 human infectious disease killers worldwide
causing a range of clinical manifestations in humans. Colonizing a range of ecological …

Comparative virulence and antimicrobial resistance distribution of Streptococcus suis isolates obtained from the United States

TL Nicholson, DO Bayles - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic bacterial swine pathogen causing substantial economic
and health burdens to the pork industry worldwide. Most S. suis genome sequences …

Comparative analysis of Streptococcus suis genomes identifies novel candidate virulence-associated genes in North American isolates

AA Estrada, M Gottschalk, CJ Gebhart, DG Marthaler - Veterinary research, 2022 - Springer
Streptococcus suis is a significant economic and welfare concern in the swine industry. Pan-
genome analysis provides an in-silico approach for the discovery of genes involved in …

Linear regression equations to predict β-lactam, macrolide, lincosamide, and fluoroquinolone MICs from molecular antimicrobial resistance determinants in …

W Demczuk, I Martin, A Griffith, B Lefebvre… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae represents a threat to public health,
and monitoring the dissemination of resistant strains is essential to guiding health policy …

Positive selection during niche adaptation results in large-scale and irreversible rearrangement of chromosomal gene order in bacteria

S Cao, G Brandis, DL Huseby… - Molecular biology and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Analysis of bacterial genomes shows that, whereas diverse species share many
genes in common, their linear order on the chromosome is often not conserved. Whereas …

Population structure and genetic diversity of Streptococcus suis isolates obtained from the United States

TL Nicholson, AA Kalalah, M Eppinger - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diseases caused by the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis are an extensive economic
problem as well as an animal welfare concern for the global swine industry. Previous studies …

Chlamydia pan-genomic analysis reveals balance between host adaptation and selective pressure to genome reduction

OM Sigalova, AV Chaplin, OO Bochkareva… - Bmc Genomics, 2019 - Springer
Background Chlamydia are ancient intracellular pathogens with reduced, though strikingly
conserved genome. Despite their parasitic lifestyle and isolated intracellular environment …

Conserved molecular chaperone PrsA stimulates protective immunity against group A Streptococcus

CY Lai, JX Xie, MC Lai, ZY Wu, JS Lin, YT Huang… - npj Vaccines, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a significant human pathogen that poses a global
health concern. However, the development of a GAS vaccine has been challenging due to …

Frequencies and characteristics of genome-wide recombination in Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Streptococcus suis

IPA Lee, CP Andam - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Streptococcus consists of ecologically diverse species, some of which are important
pathogens of humans and animals. We sought to quantify and compare the frequencies and …

Genomic Diversity and Chromosomal Rearrangements in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Neisseria meningitidis

B Shaskolskiy, D Kravtsov, I Kandinov… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chromosomal rearrangements in N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis were studied with the
determination of mobile elements and their role in rearrangements. The results of whole …