Intracellular pathogens that are able to thrive in different environments, such as Legionella
spp. that preferentially live in protozoa in aquatic environments or environmental …

Background The yaws treponemes, Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue (TPE) strains, are
closely related to syphilis causing strains of Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum (TPA). Both …

Objectives Epidemiological investigations of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks rely on the
rapid identification and typing of clinical and environmental Legionella isolates in order to …

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa inner membrane protein FimV is among several proteins of
unknown function required for type IV pilus-mediated twitching motility, arising from …

Legionella pneumophila causes waterborne infections resulting in severe pneumonia. High-
resolution genotyping of L. pneumophila isolates can be achieved by multiple-locus variable …

The genomes of eight treponemes including T. p. pallidum strains (Nichols, SS14, DAL-1
and Mexico A), T. p. pertenue strains (Samoa D, CDC-2 and Gauthier), and the Fribourg …

Tandem repeats (TRs) are a major element of protein sequences in all domains of life. They
are particularly abundant in mammals, where by conservative estimates one in three …

Bacterial adhesion is a fundamental process which enables colonisation of niche
environments and is key for infection. However, in Legionella pneumophila, the causative …

FimV is a Pseudomonas aeruginosa inner membrane hub protein that modulates levels of
the second messenger, cyclic AMP (cAMP), through the activation of adenylate cyclase …

Legionella pneumophila is a Gram-negative, facultative intracellular pathogen and the
causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, a severe pneumonia in humans. Analysis of the …