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This study evaluates microbial community-based single-cell protein (SCP) as a fishmeal substitute in juvenile Asian seabass diets across multiple trials and scales, finding it comparable in performance to fishmeal in most metrics.

This study uses high-resolution transcriptomics to reveal complex transcriptional architecture in the archaeal virus SSV1, including new transcription start and termination sites and antisense RNAs.

This study evaluates the GeneXpert II platform for rapid influenza A virus detection in environmental and wildlife samples at a New Zealand seabird colony, demonstrating its feasibility for early warning surveillance.

The paper analyzes 6,895 Enterobacteriaceae genomes to show plasmid-borne antibiotic resistance genes (pARGs) have species-dependent evolutionary dynamics and are associated with chromosomal resistance genes.

This study investigates how RNA virus infection reprograms the metabolism of a marine diatom, revealing significant changes in lipid and nitrogen pathways and stress responses.

This study develops a reverse-genetics system for a virophage to investigate gene functions and their role in modulating giant virus replication.

This study shows that HppXCROD2, an H-NS homologue from plasmid pCROD2, selectively binds its own plasmid rather than the host chromosome or other plasmids.

The paper predicts the structure and function of all proteins in uropathogenic E. coli UTI89 using computational methods and identifies novel host-microbe and microbe-phage interaction pathways.

The paper identifies a diverse microbial reservoir in the ultrasmall ocean fraction, including nitrogen-fixing diazotrophs, with implications for global biogeochemical cycles.

This study shows that immunometabolites like nitrate or fumarate extend mycobacterial biofilm lifespan by suppressing dormancy and maintaining metabolic activity.

This study uses large-scale genomics and AI/ML to identify known and novel genetic factors contributing to antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens.

This study reveals the atomic structure of the arterivirus DMV pore complex, showing structural conservation with coronavirus counterparts despite differences in genome size and morphology.

The paper identifies ten new sarthrovirus species from diverse hosts in Australia, expanding the family to 11 species and seven genera, and suggests alternative replication strategies and helper virus associations.

This study analyzes influenza A virus deletion-containing genomes over time, finding that specific mutations enhance their replication and interference while being lethal in wild-type backgrounds.

This study develops a VSV-based multivalent vaccine targeting H5N1 HA and M2e, showing robust neutralizing and ADCC responses and full protection against lethal H5N1 infection in mice.

The paper identifies a gene variant in Trypanosoma brucei gambiense that confers resistance to human serum, explaining how this subspecies evades trypanolytic factors.

This paper identifies novel kolmioviruses in vertebrates, showing multiple lineages co-circulated through vertebrate evolution, with HDV-HBV association emerging recently.

The paper identifies PatA, GabT, and IlvE as transaminases involved in CML and CM-Cad metabolism in E. coli, revealing a branched pathway and novel metabolites.

The paper identifies bacterial acyl amides, called stripteamides, as signals controlling nematode development in the Steinernema-Xenorhabdus symbiosis.