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 …

Strangles was first reported in 1251 by Jordanus Ruffus, 1 an officer in the imperial court of
Emperor Frederick II, although the disease almost certainly has older origins. Despite …

This consensus statement update reflects our current published knowledge and opinion
about clinical signs, pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatment, complications, and control of …

The continued evolution of bacterial pathogens has major implications for both human and
animal disease, but the exchange of genetic material between host-restricted pathogens is …

Members of the Mesorhizobium genus are soil bacteria that often form nitrogen-fixing
symbioses with legumes. Most characterised Mesorhizobium spp. genomes are~ 8 Mb in …

Covering: up to September 2012. A total of 211 complete and published genomes from
anaerobic bacteria are analysed for the presence of secondary metabolite biosynthesis …

Recent genome analyses suggest that integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are
widespread in bacterial genomes and therefore play an essential role in horizontal transfer …

Strangles, the most frequently diagnosed infectious disease of horses worldwide, is caused
by Streptococcus equi. Despite its prevalence, the global diversity and mechanisms …

The oral biofilm community consists of> 800 microbial species, among which Streptococcus
mutans is considered a primary pathogen for dental caries. The genomic island TnSmu2 of …

Genome sequencing data for Streptococcus equi subspecies equi and zooepidemicus were
used to develop a novel diagnostic triplex quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay targeting two …