Host-associated microbial communities are influenced by both host genetics and environmental
factors. However, factors controlling the human oral microbiome and their impact on …

Acinetobacter baumannii is a globally important nosocomial pathogen characterized by an
increasing incidence of multidrug resistance. Routes of dissemination and gene flow among …

Host-associated microbiomes contribute in many ways to the homeostasis of the metaorganism.
The microbiome's contributions range from helping to provide nutrition and aiding growth…

Background An estimated 15,000 children and adolescents under the age of 19 years are
diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma and other tumors in the USA every year. All children and …

Background In humans it is unknown if the composition of the gut microbiota alters the risk of
Plasmodium falciparum infection or the risk of developing febrile malaria once P. falciparum …

Background Infections by pan-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii plague military and
civilian healthcare systems. Previous A. baumannii pan-genomic studies used modest sample …

The increasing occurrence of multidrug-resistant pathogens of clinical and agricultural
importance is a global public health concern. While antimicrobial use in human and veterinary …

The whole genome analysis of two strains of the first intermediately pathogenic leptospiral
species to be sequenced (Leptospira licerasiae strains VAR010 and MMD0835) provides …

To address the question of how microbial diversity and function in the oral cavities of children
relates to caries diagnosis, we surveyed the supragingival plaque biofilm microbiome in 44 …

Background The 50-year-old Aedes albopictus C6/36 cell line is a resource for the detection,
amplification, and analysis of mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, dengue, and …