We characterized the prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility profiles, and genotypes of
Staphylococcus aureus among US meat and poultry samples (n = 136). S. aureus contaminated 47…

Highly invasive, community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae infections have recently emerged,
resulting in pyogenic liver abscesses. These infections are caused by hypervirulent K. …

Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae producing the KPC carbapenemase have rapidly
spread throughout the world, causing severe healthcare-associated infections with limited …

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

We used real-time polymerase chain reaction and culture to demonstrate persistent colonization
of soils by Coccidioides immitis, an agent of valley fever, in Washington State linked to …

… Driebe… Driebe … Our experiments indicate that this is the best method for preventing
interconversion of phenolic glycosides (EM Driebe, unpublished data). …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of Neisseria
gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Trichomonas vaginalis, Treponema pallidum, HIV, and …

Cottonwoods are dominant riparian trees of the western United States and are known for
their propensity to hybridize. We compared the decomposition of leaf litter from two species (…

A retrospective investigation was performed to evaluate whole-genome sequencing as a
benchmark for comparing molecular subtyping methods for Salmonella enterica serotype …

Acinetobacter baumannii is an emergent and global nosocomial pathogen. In addition to A.
baumannii, other Acinetobacter species, especially those in the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-…