The discovery of an extraordinarily high level of mobile elements in the genome of Wolbachia,
a widespread arthropod and nematode endosymbiont, suggests that this bacterium could …

Bacteriophage flux can cause the majority of genetic diversity in free-living bacteria. This tenet
of bacterial genome evolution generally does not extend to obligate intracellular bacteria …

Genome evolution of bacteria is usually influenced by ecology, such that bacteria with a free-living
stage have large genomes and high rates of horizontal gene transfer, while obligate …

Wolbachia pipientis are obligate intracellular bacteria commonly found in many arthropods.
They can induce various reproductive alterations in hosts, including cytoplasmic …

A circular plasmid, pMyBK1, was detected in Mycoplasma yeatsii strain GIH T . Analysis of
the sequence of the 3432-bp replicon identified two predicted open reading frames (ORFs), …

Although the majority of sexually transmitted infections have been extensively studied,
recent events have brought three new or emerging STDs into the public spotlight. …

Mycoplasma yeatsii is a goat mycoplasma species that, although an obligate parasite,
accommodates this lifestyle as an inapparent commensalist. High-frequency transformation has …

Bacterial and protozoal sexually transmitted infections (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis,
trichomoniasis) are curable, even though they remain as some of the most prevalent sexually …

Sexually transmitted diseases contribute substantially to issues in human health. Since
sexually transmitted pathogens originate from viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotes, there are few …

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) of viral origin comprise the most prevalent STDs on
earth. The impact of viral STDs is compounded because, while they are treatable, they are not …