Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of bacterial isolates has become standard practice in
many laboratories. Applications for WGS analysis include phylogeography and molecular …

Background LINE-1 (L1) is the dominant category of transposable elements in placental
mammals. L1 has significantly affected the size and structure of all mammalian genomes and …

Coccidioidomycosis (or valley fever) is a fungal disease with high morbidity and mortality
that affects tens of thousands of people each year. This infection is caused by two sibling …

… a 100 cm 3 metal core from four depths: 0–5 cm, 10–20 cm, 30–40 cm and 50–60 cm. Soil
… assuming stones to have a bulk density of 2·6 g cm −3 . All samples from one profile site −1 …

Background Glanders, caused by the gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia mallei, is a
highly infectious zoonotic disease of solipeds causing severe disease in animals and men. …

Staphylococcus aureus is an important clinical pathogen worldwide and understanding this
organism's phylogeny and, in particular, the role of recombination, is important both to …

… Hepp contributed equally to this article. The differential contribution among the four first …
Hepp contributed the Bayesian analysis and estimations of the TMRCA. After subjectively …

Upland agricultural systems are rapidly transitioning from traditional shifting cultivation to
more commercialized agriculture, ie annual cash crop cultivation – a trend widely observed in …

Background Yersinia pestis appears to be maintained in multiple, geographically separate,
and phylogenetically distinct subpopulations within the highlands of Madagascar. However, …

Due to the large number of negative tests, individually screening large populations for rare
pathogens can be wasteful and expensive. Sample pooling methods improve the efficiency of …