A genetic analysis of Lyme disease bacteria may pave the way for improved diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the ...

Genome assembly for rare, uncultured bacteria is improved by mining deep metagenome sequencing data. Reference genomes are required to understand the diverse roles of microorganisms in ecology ...

Since 1995, when the first complete genome sequence of a free-living organism, Haemophilus influenzae, was published, 1 1554 complete bacterial genome sequences (the majority of which are from ...

B acteria are among the most diverse lifeforms on Earth, so it’s no surprise that their genomes have yielded a treasure trove of fascinating discoveries. The study of bacterial genomes has led to the ...

In combination, they sequenced the complete genomes of Lyme disease bacteria representing all 23-known species in the group. Most of these hadn’t been sequenced before this effort.

Scientists have used bacteriophage transduction for many years to study and manipulate bacteria. For example, it has played a role in bacteriophage therapy to combat infectious disease, 5, 6 many ...

The international team analysed the genomes of more than 7,000 S. aureus samples obtained from more than 1,500 human carriers to identify genetic changes that originated in the bacteria while it ...

image: Circos plot of the AM114-O-1chromosome genome. (Fig 6 in Efficiently Constructing Complete Genomes with CycloneSEQ to Fill Gaps in Bacterial Draft Assemblies by Hewei L, et al) ...

Genetic potential of oil-eating bacteria from the BP oil spill decoded Date: May 9, 2016 Source: University of Texas at Austin Summary: Microbiologists have cracked the genetic code of how ...

More information: Stefano G. Giulieri et al, A multi-hospital, clinician-initiated bacterial genomics programme to investigate treatment failure in severe Staphylococcus aureus infections, Nature ...