A metatranscriptomic evaluation of viruses in field-collected bed bugs.

Cimex lectularius, known as the common bed bug, is a widespread hematophagous human ectoparasite and urban pest that is not known to be a vector of any human infectious disease agents. However, few studies in the era of molecular biology have profiled the microorganisms harbored by field populations of bed bugs. The objective of this study was to examine the viruses present in a large sampling of common bed bugs and related bat bugs (Cimex pipistrelle).

Transcriptome-wide marker gene expression analysis of stress-responsive sulfate-reducing bacteria.

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are terminal members of any anaerobic food chain. For example, they critically influence the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and metals (natural environment) as well as the corrosion of civil infrastructure (built environment). The United States alone spends nearly $4 billion to address the biocorrosion challenges of SRB.

CREID - A ChemoReceptor-Effector Interaction Database.

The ChemoReceptor-Effector Interaction Database (CREID) is a collection of bacterial chemoreceptor and effector protein and interaction data to understand the process that chemoreceptors and effectors play in various environments. Our website includes terms associated with chemosensory pathways to educate users and those involved in collaborative research to help them understand this complex biological network. It includes 2,440 proteins involved in chemoreceptor and effector systems from 7 different bacterial families with 1,996 chemoeffector interactions.

Survival of Salmonella Typhimurium in the hemolymph of the German cockroach vector is limited by both humoral immune factors and hemocytes but not by trehalose metabolism.

The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) has been linked to transmission of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium), but infection dynamics within this vector are poorly characterized. Our recent work has focused on S.

Classification of bacterial nanowire proteins using Machine Learning and Feature Engineering model.

Nanowires (NW) have been extensively studied for spp. and spp. and are mostly produced by Type IV pili or multiheme c-type cytochrome.

A -Like Bacterium in Tropical Bed Bugs from Madagascar.

The genus includes several highly virulent human pathogens and some tick endosymbionts. infections are acquired by humans through contact with vertebrate animal reservoirs or contaminated water or dust. The species can also be transmitted by arthropods including ticks, mosquitoes, and flies.

New insight into the relationship between Salmonella Typhimurium and the German cockroach suggests active mechanisms of vector-borne transmission.

Diarrheal diseases are among the most common illnesses in the world and the bacterium Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality from diarrhea globally. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) frequently harbors and has been linked to human outbreaks of Salmonella, but the mechanisms of vector-borne transmission are not fully clear. Transmission of S.

sp. nov. and p. nov., two novel soil bacteria of the .

We isolated two new soil bacteria: ONC3 (from garden soil in NC, USA; LMG 31738=NRRL B-65553) and M1 (from farmed soil in MI, USA; NRRL B-65551=ATCC TSD-197=LMG 31739) and characterized their metabolic phenotype based on Biolog, MALDI-TOF MS and fatty acid analyses, and compared 16S rRNA and whole genome sequences to other members of the after sequencing on an Illumina Nextera platform. Based on the results of 16S rRNA sequence analysis, ONC3 shows the highest sequence similarity to J18 (97.8 %), J11 (97.

Molecular analysis of the blood meals and bacterial communities of bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) to assess interactions with alternative hosts.

Common bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) are hematophagous pests present in urban environments across the globe. It is widely established that they have a strong host preference for humans.

sp. nov., a novel addition to the genus, isolated from the soil of a cultivated maize field.

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, strain DN04, was isolated from the soil of a maize field in North Carolina, USA. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence, the most similar species are Sac-22, DCY83, and Sac-41 with a 97.8, 97.

sp. nov., isolated from the soil of a cultivated maize field.

Strain MC02, a Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, was isolated from field soil collected from California, USA. To examine if MC02 represents a novel species, we compared its colony morphology, 16S rRNA gene and whole genome sequence, and its metabolic phenotype using Biolog GenIII and MALDI-TOF analyses compared to reference strains. Based on 16S rRNA gene and whole genome sequencing, MC02 belongs to the genus and K-3-1 is the most similar strain with 96.

Draft Genome Sequence of sp. Strain DN04, Isolated from Cultivated Soil.

Here, we sequenced sp. strain DN04, a novel species within the genus that was isolated from a maize field in North Carolina. The assembled draft genome size is 6,562,230 bp, with a total of 6,039 protein coding sequences and 3,889 functionally assigned genes, including genes putatively involved in the colonization of plants.

Draft Genome Sequence of sp. Strain MC02, Isolated from a Sandy Loam Maize Soil.

From farmed corn soil in California, we isolated and sequenced a new member of the genus , sp. strain MC02. sp.

Draft Genome Sequence of sp. Strain ONC3, a Novel Bacterial Species of the Family Isolated from Garden Soil.

From garden soil, we isolated and sequenced sp. strain ONC3, a new member of the within the genus. Sequence analysis showed an assembled genome size of 5,622,601 bp, with a predicted total of 5,104 protein-coding sequences, 3,194 functionally assigned genes, 2 rRNA operons, and 56 tRNAs.