Since its discovery in the early 2000s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
clonal complex 398 (CC398) has become a rapidly emerging cause of human infections, …

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

… Colibactin has primarily been associated with the E. coli B2 phylogenetic lineage, where
it has been associated with long-term gastrointestinal colonization and bacteremia (59, 60). …

… To understand how the choice of the reference affects the analysis, NASP was also run using
E. coli genome assemblies and simulated reads against the outgroup, E. fergusonii, as the …

… Sequential deletions could be responsible for subtype conversions; the most plausible
based on deletion size are conversions from a or d to c or e, and c to e. However, selection may …

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 …

We documented an indirect interaction between beavers (Castor canadensis) and leaf beetles
(Chrysomela confluens), mediated by changing plant chemistry of their cottonwood hosts (…

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

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

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 (…