Antimicrobial resistance is now considered a major global challenge; compromising medical
advancements and our ability to treat infectious disease. Increased antimicrobial resistance …

Hosts and bacteria have coevolved over millions of years, during which pathogenic bacteria
have modified their virulence mechanisms to adapt to host defense systems. Although the …

The Illumina DNA sequencing platform generates accurate but short reads, which can be
used to produce accurate but fragmented genome assemblies. Pacific Biosciences and …

Aminoglycosides have been an essential component of the armamentarium in the treatment
of life-threatening infections. Unfortunately, their efficacy has been reduced by the surge and …

The epidemiology of bacterial meningitis has changed as a result of the widespread use of
conjugate vaccines and preventive antimicrobial treatment of pregnant women. Given the …

Background Animals can act as a reservoir and source for the emergence of novel meticillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones in human beings. Here, we report the …

Horizontal transfer of genomic islands (GEIs), that is, chromosomal regions encoding
functions that can be advantageous for the host, plays a key role in bacterial evolution, but …

Streptococcus suis is a major swine pathogen responsible for important economic losses to
the swine industry worldwide. It is also an emerging zoonotic agent of meningitis and …

Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic agent that causes sepsis and meningitis in pigs and
humans. S. suis infections are responsible for large economic losses in pig production. The …

Infections caused by Streptococcus suis are considered a global and an economical
problem in the swine industry. Moreover, S. suis is an agent of zoonosis that afflicts people …