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Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been a pathogen of global concern since its emergence in the 1960s. As one of the first MRSA strains isolated, COL has become a common model strain of S. aureus. Here we report that COL is, in fact, an atypical strain of MRSA that exhibits slow growth and multidrug tolerance. Genomic analysis identified three mutated genes in COL (rpoB, gltX and

Novak, JK and Gardner, JG. Galactomannan Utilization by Cellvibrio japonicus Relies on a Single Essential α-Galactosidase Encoded by the aga27A Gene. Molecular Microbiology 2023; 119(3):312–325. In Supplemental Figures 3 and 4, the following statement was omitted from the figure legend: “For the linear mannan growth experiments (panel E), the control strains (WT and Δgsp) were used for both Figure

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In September 2023, the Biology and Physics of Prokaryotic Chromosomes meeting ran at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, The Netherlands. As part of the workshop, those in attendance developed a series of discussion points centered around current challenges for the field, how these might be addressed, and how the field is likely to develop over the next 10 years. The Lorentz Center staff facilitated these

The following article for this Special Issue was published in an earlier issue: Hustmyer, C. M. and R. Landick. 2024. “Bacterial Chromatin Proteins, Transcription, and DNA Topology: Inseparable Partners in the Control of Gene Expression.” Molecular Microbiology 122, 81–112. https://doi.org/10.1111/mmi.15283

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Neglected tropical diseases (NTD) are a diverse group of diseases, which are prevalent in tropical areas and caused by a variety of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi. NTDs have a devastating impact on the lives of around one billion people across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, affecting not just the health but also the social and economic prospects of communities (Sullivan 2016;

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