Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, replicates as an
intracellular parasite of amoebae and persists in the environment as a free-living microbe. Here …

Reductive evolution and massive pseudogene formation have shaped the 3.31-Mb genome
of Mycobacterium leprae, an unculturable obligate pathogen that causes leprosy in humans. …

Leptospira biflexa is a free-living saprophytic spirochete present in aquatic environments. We
determined the genome sequence of L. biflexa, making it the first saprophytic Leptospira to …

Humans differ in the outcome that follows exposure to life-threatening pathogens, yet the
extent of population differences in immune responses and their genetic and evolutionary …

Legionella pneumophila and L. longbeachae are two species of a large genus of bacteria
that are ubiquitous in nature. L. pneumophila is mainly found in natural and artificial water …

Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly known as Streptococcus bovis biotype I) is an increasing
cause of endocarditis among streptococci and frequently associated with colon cancer. S. …

Background DNA methylation is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors and
is increasingly thought to affect variation in complex traits and diseases. Yet, the extent of …

Vibrio splendidus is a dominant Vibrio species in seawater presenting a remarkable genetic
diversity; several strains have been linked to invertebrate's mortality. We report the complete …

Background An outbreak of diphtheria, declared in Yemen in October, 2017, is ongoing. We
did a cross-sectional study to investigate the epidemiological, clinical, and microbiological …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are noncoding RNAs involved in posttranscriptional gene repression,
and their role in diverse physiological processes is increasingly recognized. Yet, few efforts …