Complete mitochondrial genomes of Culicoides brevitarsis and Culicoides imicola biting midge vectors of Bluetongue Virus by Khandaker Asif Ahmed, Anjana Karawita, Melissa J. Klein, Luana Fiorella Mincarelli, Barbara Secondini, Giuseppe Satta, Massimo Ancora, Cipriano Foxi, Marco Di Domenico, Michela Quaglia, Maria Goffredo, Alessio Lorusso, Cesare Cammà, Leon Court, Rahul V. Rane, Tom K. Walsh, Prasad N. Paradkar, Debbie Eagles, Gunjan Pandey, Christopher M. Hardy

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Unique North American isolates of severe metastatic hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain infections with hepatic abscesses seen in young patients within Texas. by Junaid M Alam, Eric N Riha, Haris Ahmed, Hong M Thai, Kevin Garnepudi, Ramesh B Kesavan, Gnananandh Jayaraman, Anna Sangster, Dylan Curry, Heidi A Butz, Lori Smith, Maureen Vowles, Kelly F Oakeson, Erin L Young, Siva T Sarva

“…Country-wide surveillance and whole genome sequencing of these strains is essential to prevent a major public health emergency in the USA.…”
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Copper Tolerance of <i>Trichoderma koningii</i> Tk10 by Kehe Fu, Lili Fan, Jiaming Ji, Xiayu Qiu

“…Whole-genome sequencing revealed six genes associated with copper tolerance, including one superoxide dismutase gene, one peroxidase gene, and three catalase genes linked to copper stress. …”
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Characterization of Enterobacter phage vB_EcRAM-01, a new Pseudotevenvirus against Enterobacter cloacae, isolated in an urban river in Panama. by Ednner E Victoria-Blanco, Jean Pierre González-Gómez, Juan Raúl Medina-Sánchez, Alexander A Martínez, Nohelia Castro Del Campo, Cristóbal Chaidez-Quiroz, Jordi Querol-Audi, Alex Omar Martínez-Torres

“…Remarkedly, it exhibits a narrow host specificity only infecting E. cloacae. Whole genome sequencing revealed that is a myovirus with a genome size of 178,477 bp, a G-C content of 45.8%, and containing approximately 294 genes. …”
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Pervasive horizontal transmission of Wolbachia in natural populations of closely related and widespread tropical skipper butterflies by Pedro Ribeiro, Anzhelika Butenko, Daniel Linke, Hamid Reza Ghanavi, Joana Isabel Meier, Niklas Wahlberg, Pável Matos-Maraví

“…We demonstrate that low coverage whole genome sequencing data can be used for an exhaustive assessment of Wolbachia infection in natural populations of butterflies, as well as its dynamics in closely related host species. …”
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Genomic characterization of noroviruses from an outbreak associated with oysters by Annika Flint, Jennifer Harlow, Madison McLeod, Madeleine Blondin-Brosseau, Kelly Weedmark, Neda Nasheri

“…We next proceeded with whole-genome sequencing and obtained full genomes for 19 samples. …”
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Detection and Whole-Genome Characteristics of <i>Bordetella trematum</i> Isolated from Captive Snakes by Magdalena Zając, Inga Bona, Magdalena Skarżyńska, Renata Kwit, Anna Lalak, Ewelina Skrzypiec, Emilia Mikos-Wojewoda, Paulina Pasim, Dominika Wojdat, Weronika Koza, Dariusz Wasyl

“…AMR was assessed using the microbroth dilution method, while whole-genome sequencing was performed on the Illumina NextSeq platform. …”
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Clostridium tetani bacteraemia in the plague area in France: Two cases by M.A. Boualam, A. Bouri, M. Signoli, M. Drancourt, A. Caputo, E. Terrer, G. Aboudharam

“…Colonies were identified by mass spectrometry and whole genome sequencing, and C. tetani-specific PCR was performed using DNA extracted from dental pulps, calculus and sediments. …”
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Genome-Wide Approach Identifies Natural Large-Fragment Deletion in ASFV Strains Circulating in Italy During 2023 by Claudia Torresi, Roberta Biccheri, Cesare Cammà, Carmina Gallardo, Maurilia Marcacci, Simona Zoppi, Barbara Secondini, Caterina Riverso, Alejandro Soler, Cristina Casciari, Michela Pela, Elisabetta Rossi, Claudia Pellegrini, Carmen Iscaro, Francesco Feliziani, Monica Giammarioli

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Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with pine bark beetles and infested pines in south-eastern Australia, including Graphilbum ipis-grandicollis sp. nov. by Conrad Trollip, Angus J. Carnegie, Quang Dinh, Jatinder Kaur, David Smith, Ross Mann, Brendan Rodoni, Jacqueline Edwards

“…This study also provides an early example of whole genome sequencing (WGS) approaches replacing traditional PCR-based methods for taxonomic surveys. …”
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Genomic Analysis of a Serotype 5 Streptococcus pneumoniae Outbreak in British Columbia, Canada, 2005–2009 by Ruth R. Miller, Morgan G. I. Langille, Vincent Montoya, Anamaria Crisan, Aleksandra Stefanovic, Irene Martin, Linda Hoang, David M. Patrick, Marc Romney, Gregory Tyrrell, Steven J. M. Jones, Fiona S. L. Brinkman, Patrick Tang

“…Comparison of two whole-genome sequenced strains showed only 10 SNVs between them. …”
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Severe emm89 Group A Streptococcal Disease Characterized by Toxic Shock and Endocarditis by Morouge Alramadhan, Gloria P. Heresi, Anthony R. Flores

“…We report a severe, rare case of GAS infection with dissemination including endocarditis and STSS. While whole genome sequencing of blood and pharyngeal isolates did not reveal any unique features attributable to the severe presentation, our approach serves as a template for investigation of severe manifestations of common infections.…”
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: A case report initially manifested by bilateral vocal cord paralysis by Seyed Hossein Mirlohi, Sanaz Tajfirooz, Mitra Rouhi

“…Diagnosis was confirmed through whole genome sequencing, revealing mutations in genes associated with the disorder.…”
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N-Acetyl cysteine exhibits antimicrobial and anti-virulence activity against Salmonella enterica. by Selwan Hamed, Mohamed Emara, Payman Tohidifar, Christopher V Rao

“…In addition, NAC inhibits the expression of virulence genes at sub-inhibitory concentrations in a dose-dependent manner. The whole-genome sequencing revealed that continuous exposure of S. enterica to NAC leads to the development of resistance; these resistant strains are attenuated for virulence. …”
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Pantoea eucrina: Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infection in a Woman With Short Bowel Syndrome by Ida Saksenborg Kølle, Lars Vinter‐Jensen, Morten Eneberg Nielsen, Hans Linde Nielsen

“…Despite presenting with only minor clinical symptoms, blood cultures from both central and peripheral sites confirmed the presence of P. eucrina, identified by matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF MS) and whole‐genome sequencing. The infection was successfully cleared following a 13‐day course of gentamicin lock therapy and intravenous piperacillin–tazobactam, after which the catheter was removed.…”
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Sekwencjonowanie genomu/eksomu człowieka - aspekt bioetyczny by Andrzej Kochański

“…The technological breakdown in molecular genetics relies on the change of perspective from the analysis of a single gene to the whole genome sequencing (WGS) or whole-exome sequencing (WES). …”
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Introduction to International Ethical Standards Related to Genetics and Genomics by Seon-Hee Yim, Yeun-Jun Chung

“…After that, the morality of one recent event related to whole-genome sequencing and person-identifiable genetic data will be explored based on those international standards.…”
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The high cancer incidence in young people in Italy: do genetic signatures reveal their environmental causes? by Ruggero Ridolfi

“…Connecting links amongst the external environment, cellular microenvironment and functional epigenetic and genetic mutations promote carcinogenesis. Today, the whole genome sequencing techniques for human cancers can help to formulate a map of mutational signatures in individual tumours, and a list of mutational fingerprints showing exposure to specific environmental mutagens is being developed. …”
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Colistin Resistance and Management of Drug Resistant Infections by Juhi Sharma, Divakar Sharma, Amit Singh, Kumari Sunita

“…Researchers focus on the most advanced genomics (whole genome sequencing), proteomics, and bioinformatics approaches to explore the question of colistin resistance. …”
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Prospective clinical performance of CoVarScan in identifying SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants by Kenneth Zhu, Manoj Sah, Lenin Mahimainathan, Yan Liu, Chao Xing, Karen Roush, Andrew Clark, Jeffrey SoRelle

“…Conventionally, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has characterized new SARS-CoV-2 variants, but results come too late for clinical actionability. …”
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