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The gut microbiota and its biogeography
The gut microbiota and its biogeography
Biogeography is the study of species distribution and diversity within an ecosystem and is at the core of how we understan...
Tracking a virus’ next move
In this Journal Club, Gonzalo Moratorio discusses a study using deep mutational scanning (DMS) to uncover how the influenz...
Uncovering the hidden world of nanosized archaea
In this Journal Club, Anja Spang discusses the discovery of nanosized archaea, transforming our knowledge of archaeal phyl...
Viruses unveil the mechanisms of nuclear entry
In this Journal Club, Chelsey Spriggs discusses how the study of simian virus 40 (SV40) revealed a key sequence in the lar...
Small RNAs and their mighty roles in plasmid replication
In this Journal Club, Edmund Loh explores the pioneering work of Kurt Nordström and colleagues, which uncovers the im...
Twenty years of Nature Reviews Microbiology
Marking 20 years of Nature Reviews Microbiology, we reflect on the increasing importance of microbiology in our ever-chang...
Unearthing the story of the first antifungal drugs
In this Journal Club, Rebecca Shapiro discusses the discovery of the earliest antifungal drug, nystatin, by pioneering wom...
Pioneering microbiome engineering
In this Journal Club, Lisa Maier explores Abigail Salyers’ groundbreaking research on Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, ...
Illuminating microbial defence systems in extreme environments
In this Journal Club, Thulani Makhalanyane discusses research revealing the existence of diverse and novel defence islands...
Feasting on hydrocarbons via dendritic biofilms
Feasting on hydrocarbons via dendritic biofilms
In this study, Prasad et al. show that Alcanivorax borkumensis optimizes oil consumption via formation of tubular biofilms.
The soil plastisphere
The soil plastisphere
Understanding the effects of plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems is a priority in environmental research. A centra...
Candida parapsilosis complex in the clinical setting
Candida parapsilosis complex in the clinical setting
Representatives of the Candida parapsilosis complex are important yeast species causing human infections, including candid...
An intercellular bridge for chikungunya virus transmission
An intercellular bridge for chikungunya virus transmission
This study shows that intercellular long extensions promote the evasion of antibody neutralization and the efficient inter...
Gone with a trace: cataloguing the disappearing gut microbes
Gone with a trace: cataloguing the disappearing gut microbes
This month’s Genome Watch highlights the use of high-depth genome-centric approaches to further our understanding of...
Disinfectants and antiseptics: mechanisms of action and resistance
Disinfectants and antiseptics: mechanisms of action and resistance
Chemical biocides are used for the prevention and control of infection in health care, targeted home hygiene or controllin...
The rapid emergence of antifungal-resistant human-pathogenic fungi
The rapid emergence of antifungal-resistant human-pathogenic fungi
During recent decades, the emergence of pathogenic fungi has posed an increasing public health threat, particularly given ...
The gut keeps Candida in check
This study shows that a gut peptide is active against virulent forms of Candida albicans, thus contributing to the mainten...
Genomic, clinical and immunity data join forces for public health
Genomic, clinical and immunity data join forces for public health
This Genome Watch highlights how the integration of genomic surveillance with epidemiological or clinical data can help un...
A mosquito symbiont takes down malaria
In this study, Huang et al. discover Delftia tsuruhatensis TC1, a mosquito symbiotic bacterium that inhibits parasite deve...
When Helicobacter pylori spells gastric cancer
When Helicobacter pylori spells gastric cancer
In this study, Sharafutdinov et al. report a single nucleotide polymorphism in the gene encoding the HtrA protease of Heli...
Antibiotic-induced collateral damage to the microbiota and associated infections
Antibiotic-induced collateral damage to the microbiota and associated infections
Antibiotics have transformed medicine, saving millions of lives since they were first used to treat a bacterial infection....
Insights into the assembly and regulation of the bacterial divisome
Insights into the assembly and regulation of the bacterial divisome
The ability to split one cell into two is fundamental to all life, and many bacteria can accomplish this feat several time...
Co-evolution of immunity and seasonal influenza viruses
Co-evolution of immunity and seasonal influenza viruses
Seasonal influenza viruses cause recurring global epidemics by continually evolving to escape host immunity. The viral con...
Microorganisms, climate change, and the Sustainable Development Goals: progress and challenges
The forthcoming UN summit marks the halfway point to 2030 and presents an important milestone in global efforts to address...
Pili go with the flow
Pili go with the flow
This study shows that Haloferax volcanii uses its type IV pili for cell attachment to a surface and mechanical cohesion be...
Antibiotic perturbations to the gut microbiome
Antibiotic perturbations to the gut microbiome
Antibiotic-mediated perturbation of the gut microbiome is associated with numerous infectious and autoimmune diseases of t...
Infectious diseases and the Sustainable Development Goals: progress, challenges and future directions
Infectious diseases markedly influence progress towards the SDGs. Pandemics and global inequity have hindered progress tow...
The highly diverse antiphage defence systems of bacteria
The highly diverse antiphage defence systems of bacteria
Bacteria and their viruses have coevolved for billions of years. This ancient and still ongoing arms race has led...
Sugar-fuelled plasmid exchanges
In this study, Gül et al. show that usage of different carbon sources by Enterobacteriaceae strains determines their ...
A small coat for satellites
The study reveals how a satellite phage-encoded protein directs the assembly of coat proteins into small capsids.
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