The bacterial pangenome was introduced in 2005 and, in recent years, has been the subject
of many studies. Thanks to progress in next-generation sequencing methods, the …

This article reviews the roles that laterally transferred genes (LTG) play in the virulence of
bacterial pathogens. The features of LTG that allow them to be recognized in bacterial …

Background Sub-therapeutic antibiotics are widely used as growth promoters in the poultry
industry; however, the resulting antibiotic resistance threatens public health. A plant-derived …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Delineating ecologically meaningful populations among microbes is important for identifying
their roles in environmental and host-associated microbiomes. Here, we introduce a metric …

Pan-genome is defined as the set of orthologous and unique genes of a specific group of
organisms. The pan-genome is composed by the core genome, accessory genome, and …

This review gathers recent information about genomic and transcriptomic studies in the
Corynebacterium genus, exploring, for example, prediction of pathogenicity islands and …

Simple Summary The present study aimed to isolate Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis
from caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) in smallholder sheep and goats. Thereafter, antimicrobial …

The number of genomes that have been deposited in databases has increased
exponentially after the advent of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), which produces high …

Background Growth-promoting antibiotics have been banned by law in the livestock and
poultry breeding industry in many countries. Various alternatives to antibiotics have been …