Approximately 10% of bacterial genomes are split between two or more large DNA
fragments, a genome architecture referred to as a multipartite genome. This multipartite …

The soil actinomycete Rhodococcus equi is a pulmonary pathogen of young horses and
AIDS patients. As a facultative intracellular bacterium, R. equi survives and multiplies in …

Type IV CRISPR-Cas are a distinct variety of highly derived CRISPR-Cas systems that
appear to have evolved from type III systems through the loss of the target-cleaving nuclease …

Bacterial conjugation presents the most important means to spread antibiotic resistance and
virulence factors among closely and distantly related bacteria. Conjugative plasmids are the …

Molecular typing of the actinomycete Rhodococcus equi is insufficiently developed, and little
is known about the epidemiology and transmission of this multihost pathogen. We report a …

Emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) form an important part of the
global carbon cycle, comprising a significant proportion of net ecosystem productivity. They …

Members of the genus Rhodococcus are a very diverse group of bacteria that are found in
many different niches. They are commonly found in the wider environment, but are also …

Rhodococcus equi is a facultative intracellular, Gram-positive, soilborne actinomycete which
can cause severe pyogranulomatous pneumonia with abscessation in young horses (foals) …

Background Corynebacterium aurimucosum is a slightly yellowish, non-lipophilic, facultative
anaerobic member of the genus Corynebacterium and predominantly isolated from human …

Background Convergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) pathotypes has been increasingly
reported in recent years. These pathogens combine features of both multidrug-resistant and …