Prokaryote pangenomes are influenced heavily by environmental factors and the
opportunity for gene gain and loss events. As the field of pangenome analysis has …

Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of foodborne illnesses worldwide. Although
considered fragile, this microaerophilic bacterium is able to survive in various challenging …

Consumption of raw, undercooked or contaminated animal food products is a frequent
cause of Campylobacter jejuni infection. Brazil is the world's third largest producer and a …

Streptococcus suis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in South-East Asia, with
frequent zoonotic transfer to humans associated with close contact with pigs. A small …

Population genomics has revolutionized our ability to study bacterial evolution by enabling
data-driven discovery of the genetic architecture of trait variation. Genome-wide association …

Campylobacter is a leading cause of food-borne gastroenteritis worldwide, linked to the
consumption of contaminated poultry meat. Targeting this pathogen at source, vaccines for …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a ubiquitous force in microbial evolution. Previous work
has shown that the human gut is a hotspot for gene transfer between species, but the more …

Recombination of short DNA fragments via horizontal gene transfer (HGT) can introduce
beneficial alleles, create genomic disharmony through negative epistasis, and create …

Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) is the most common causative agent of bacterial food
poisoning worldwide and is known to be genetically highly diverse. C. jejuni is increasingly …

Non-human primates share recent common ancestry with humans and exhibit comparable
disease symptoms. Here, we explored the transmission potential of enteric bacterial …