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Bacterial chemotaxis toward virus-infected cyanobacteria
Bacterial chemotaxis toward virus-infected cyanobacteria
During the pre-lysis phases of phage infection, the cyanobacterium Synechococcus releases metabolites that attract heterot...
Coffee consumption is associated with intestinal Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus abundance and prevalence across multiple cohorts
Coffee consumption is associated with intestinal Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus abundance and prevalence across multiple cohorts
Although diet is a substantial determinant of the human gut microbiome, the interplay between specific foods and microbial...
Metabolites from intact phage-infected Synechococcus chemotactically attract heterotrophic marine bacteria
Metabolites from intact phage-infected Synechococcus chemotactically attract heterotrophic marine bacteria
Chemical cues mediate interactions between marine phytoplankton and bacteria, underpinning ecosystem-scale processes inclu...
Single-cell imaging of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell cycle reveals linear and heterogenous growth
Single-cell imaging of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell cycle reveals linear and heterogenous growth
Difficulties in antibiotic treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are partly thought to be due to heterogeneity in ...
Estimates of microbiome heritability across hosts
Estimates of microbiome heritability across hosts
Microbiomes contribute to variation in many plant and animal traits, suggesting that microbiome-mediated traits could evol...
Dietary zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection via IL-13 in mice
Dietary zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection via IL-13 in mice
Dietary zinc deficiency is a major risk factor for pneumonia. Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of ventilator-ass...
A method to detect origin of transfer sequences for plasmid conjugation
A method to detect origin of transfer sequences for plasmid conjugation
Plasmid conjugation has been extensively studied over the past decades. Yet, in most plasmids, the minimal region required...
Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe
Microbial solutions must be deployed against climate catastrophe
This paper is a call to action. By publishing concurrently across journals like an emergency bulletin, we are not merely m...
A widespread phage-encoded kinase enables evasion of multiple host antiphage defence systems
A widespread phage-encoded kinase enables evasion of multiple host antiphage defence systems
DNA degradation (Dnd) is a widespread bacterial antiphage defence system that relies on DNA phosphorothioate (PT) modifica...
Expanding the diversity of origin of transfer-containing sequences in mobilizable plasmids
Expanding the diversity of origin of transfer-containing sequences in mobilizable plasmids
Conjugative plasmids are important drivers of bacterial evolution. Most plasmids lack genes for conjugation and characteri...
Submicrometre spatiotemporal characterization of the Toxoplasma adhesion strategy for gliding motility
Submicrometre spatiotemporal characterization of the Toxoplasma adhesion strategy for gliding motility
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan apicomplexan parasite that uses an adhesion-dependent mode of motility termed gliding to ...
Guiding phage therapy with genomic surveillance
Guiding phage therapy with genomic surveillance
Integrating global and local genomic surveillance into phage therapy cocktail design offers a middle ground between person...
Collateral sensitivity counteracts the evolution of antifungal drug resistance in Candida auris
Collateral sensitivity counteracts the evolution of antifungal drug resistance in Candida auris
Antifungal drug resistance represents a serious global health threat, necessitating new treatment strategies. Here we inve...
A path to better practices in microbiology
In this month’s issue, we launch a new Series on best practices: an evolving collection of articles that will expand...
Community standards and future opportunities for synthetic communities in plant–microbiota research
Community standards and future opportunities for synthetic communities in plant–microbiota research
Harnessing beneficial microorganisms is seen as a promising approach to enhance sustainable agriculture production. Synthe...
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 cardiovascular symptoms are associated with trace-level cytokines that affect cardiomyocyte function
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 cardiovascular symptoms are associated with trace-level cytokines that affect cardiomyocyte function
An estimated 65 million people globally suffer from post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), with many experiencing cardiov...
Design and reporting of prebiotic and probiotic clinical trials in the context of diet and the gut microbiome
Design and reporting of prebiotic and probiotic clinical trials in the context of diet and the gut microbiome
Diet is a major determinant of the gastrointestinal microbiome composition and function, yet our understanding of how it i...
A cross-systems primer for synthetic microbial communities
A cross-systems primer for synthetic microbial communities
The design and use of synthetic communities, or SynComs, is one of the most promising strategies for disentangling the com...
Prediction of strain level phage–host interactions across the Escherichia genus using only genomic information
Prediction of strain level phage–host interactions across the Escherichia genus using only genomic information
Predicting bacteriophage infection of specific bacterial strains promises advancements in phage therapy and microbial ecol...
Systematic discovery of antibacterial and antifungal bacterial toxins
Systematic discovery of antibacterial and antifungal bacterial toxins
Microorganisms use toxins to kill competing microorganisms or eukaryotic cells. Polymorphic toxins are proteins that encod...
Deep mining reveals the diversity of endogenous viral elements in vertebrate genomes
Deep mining reveals the diversity of endogenous viral elements in vertebrate genomes
Integration of viruses into host genomes can give rise to endogenous viral elements (EVEs), which provide insights into vi...
Gamma-Mobile-Trio systems are mobile elements rich in bacterial defensive and offensive tools
Gamma-Mobile-Trio systems are mobile elements rich in bacterial defensive and offensive tools
The evolutionary arms race between bacteria and phages led to the emergence of bacterial immune systems whose diversity an...
Factors associated with oral HPV infection among a large multinational cohort of men
Factors associated with oral HPV infection among a large multinational cohort of men
We show that men from the USA, Mexico and Brazil are at risk of acquiring oral human papillomavirus (HPV) throughout their...
Multinational epidemiological analysis of oral human papillomavirus incidence in 3,137 men
Multinational epidemiological analysis of oral human papillomavirus incidence in 3,137 men
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with oropharyngeal cancer (OPC). Although OPC incidence is increasing global...
Broadly therapeutic antibody provides cross-serotype protection against enteroviruses via Fc effector functions and by mimicking SCARB2
Broadly therapeutic antibody provides cross-serotype protection against enteroviruses via Fc effector functions and by mimicking SCARB2
Enteroviruses contain multiple serotypes and can cause severe neurological complications. The intricate life cycle of ente...
Author Correction: Murine parainfluenza virus persists in lung innate immune cells sustaining chronic lung pathology
Authors and AffiliationsDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, U...
Author Correction: Pathogen genomic surveillance status among lower resource settings in Asia
Programme in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, SingaporeMarya GetchellCentre for O...
Vibrio cholerae virulence is blocked by chitosan oligosaccharide-mediated inhibition of ChsR activity
Vibrio cholerae virulence is blocked by chitosan oligosaccharide-mediated inhibition of ChsR activity
Vibrio cholerae causes cholera, an important cause of death worldwide. A fuller understanding of how virulence is regulate...
Genomic and functional characterization of the Atlantic salmon gut microbiome in relation to nutrition and health
Genomic and functional characterization of the Atlantic salmon gut microbiome in relation to nutrition and health
To ensure sustainable aquaculture, it is essential to understand the path ‘from feed to fish’, whereby the gut...
Most azole resistance mutations in the Candida albicans drug target confer cross-resistance without intrinsic fitness cost
Most azole resistance mutations in the Candida albicans drug target confer cross-resistance without intrinsic fitness cost
Azole antifungals are the main drugs used to treat fungal infections. Amino acid substitutions in the drug target Erg11 (C...