Prokaryotic DNA contains three types of methylation: N6-methyladenine, N4-methylcytosine
and 5-methylcytosine. The lack of tools to analyse the frequency and distribution of …

Phase-variable DNA methyltransferases control the expression of multiple genes via
epigenetic mechanisms in a wide variety of bacterial species. These systems are called …

Many bacterial genomes are highly variable but nonetheless are typically published as a
single assembled genome. Experiments tracking bacterial genome evolution have not …

Campylobacter is a food-associated bacterium and a leading cause of foodborne illness
worldwide, being associated with poultry in the food supply. This is the initial public release …

Here we propose that using shotgun sequencing to examine food leads to accurate
authentication of ingredients and detection of contaminants. To demonstrate this, we …

Although prokaryotic DNA methylation investigations have long focused on immunity against
exogenous DNA, it has been recently recognized that DNA methylation impacts gene …

DNA methylation can serve to control diverse phenomena in eukaryotes and prokaryotes,
including gene regulation leading to cell differentiation. In bacteria, DNA methylomes (ie …

Rearrangements of large genome fragments occur in bacteria between repeat sequences
and can impact on growth and gene expression. Homologous recombination resulting in …

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen causing systemic infection with high
mortality. To allow efficient tracking of outbreaks a clear definition of the genomic signature …

Clostridium septicum is a Gram-positive, toxin-producing, and spore-forming bacterium that
is recognized, together with C. perfringens, as the most important etiologic agent of …