The emergence of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous
vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (hVISA) over the past decade has …

Invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections are common, causing high mortality, compounded
by the propensity of the bacterium to develop drug resistance. S. aureus is an excellent …

Mycobacterium marinum, a ubiquitous pathogen of fish and amphibia, is a near relative of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiologic agent of tuberculosis in humans. The genome of the …

Mycobacterium ulcerans is found in aquatic ecosystems and causes Buruli ulcer in humans,
a neglected but devastating necrotic disease of subcutaneous tissue that is rampant …

Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU), an emerging human pathogen harbored by aquatic insects,
is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, a devastating skin disease rife throughout Central and …

Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health threat, compounded
by emergence of strains with resistance to vancomycin and daptomycin, both last line …

Global spread and limited genetic variation are hallmarks of M. tuberculosis, the agent of
human tuberculosis. In contrast, Mycobacterium canettii and related tubercle bacilli that also …

Buruli ulcer (BU) occurs in> 30 countries. The causative organism, Mycobacterium ulcerans,
is acquired from the environment, but the exact mode of transmission is unknown. We …

Genomic sequencing has significant potential to inform public health management for SARS-CoV-2.
Here we report high-throughput genomics for SARS-CoV-2, sequencing 80% of …

Low-level vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus
[VISA] and heterogenous VISA [hVISA]) is increasingly reported and leads to glycopeptide …