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Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology | SpotlightTranscriptome and Comparative Genomics Analyses Reveal New Functional Insights on Key Determinants of Pathogenesis and Interbacterial Competition in Pectobacterium and Dickeya spp.Despite the considerable loss inflicted on important crops yearly by Pectobacterium and Dickeya diseases, investigations on key virulence and interbacterial competition assets relying on extensive comparative genomics are still surprisingly lacking for these genera. Such approaches become more powerful over time, underpinned by the growing amount of genomic information in public databases. In particular, our findings...
Food Microbiology | SpotlightGenus-Wide Assessment of Antibiotic Resistance in Lactobacillus spp.Lactobacillus species are generally considered to be nonpathogenic and are used in a wide variety of foods and products for humans and animals. However, many of the species examined in this study have antibiotic resistance levels which exceed those recommended by the EFSA, suggesting that these cutoff values should be reexamined in light of the genetic basis for...
Food MicrobiologyTranscriptional and Functional Analysis of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Exposure to TetracyclineBifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis is widely used in human food and dietary supplements. Although well documented to be safe, B. animalis subsp. lactis strains must not contain transferable antibiotic resistance...
MinireviewFructophilic Lactic Acid Bacteria, a Unique Group of Fructose-Fermenting MicrobesFructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB) are a recently discovered group, consisting of a few Fructobacillus and Lactobacillus species. Because of their unique characteristics, including poor growth on glucose and preference of oxygen, they are regarded as “unconventional” lactic acid bacteria (LAB...
- Environmental Microbiology | SpotlightReconstruction of the Bifidobacterial Pan-Secretome Reveals the Network of Extracellular Interactions between Bifidobacteria and the Infant Gut
The ecological success of bifidobacteria relies on the activity of extracellular proteins that are involved in the metabolism of nutrients and the interaction with the environment. To date, information on secreted proteins encoded by bifidobacteria is incomplete and just related to few species. In this study, we reconstructed the bifidobacterial pan-secretome, revealing extracellular proteins that modulate the interaction of...
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyGenomic and Transcriptomic Insights into How Bacteria Withstand High Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride Biocides
- Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology | SpotlightA Decade of Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Evolution in an Irish Dairy Plant
- Public and Environmental Health MicrobiologyComparative Genomics Shows That Mycobacterium ulcerans Migration and Expansion Preceded the Rise of Buruli Ulcer in Southeastern Australia
- Evolutionary and Genomic MicrobiologyTracking the Taxonomy of the Genus Bifidobacterium Based on a Phylogenomic Approach