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This study uses MIg-Seq to analyze IgA targeting in infant gut microbiota, finding increased targeting of Bifidobacterium and diet-specific associations with IgA binding.

This study develops a human epithelial co-culture system that supports Treponema pallidum growth and identifies two distinct host-cell interaction behaviors.

This paper evaluates a three-drug regimen combining TBI-166, bedaquiline, and pyrazinamide against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, showing synergistic effects and metabolic disruption.

The paper develops a genome-based framework to predict bacteriophage infectivity against diverse Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains using machine learning and experimental data.

The paper uses single-cell techniques to study agr quorum sensing dynamics in Staphylococcus aureus, revealing differences in AIP sensitivity and community interaction patterns across agr-types.

The paper analyzes bacterial diversity and strain dynamics in the infant respiratory microbiome using whole genome sequencing and metagenomics, revealing age-dependent shifts in dominant taxa and expanding reference genomes for airway microbes.

The paper identifies eight novel RNA viruses in the smut fungus Thecaphora thlaspeos, revealing a complex mycovirome and intraspecific variation in virome composition.

The study sequenced the fecal virome of Brazilian porcupines, identifying 41 viral families and highlighting potential zoonotic agents.

The paper identifies OprF as critical for Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence in corneal infections by linking it to ExoT expression and ROS inhibition.

This study shows that the rate of osmotic pressure change during droplet evaporation predicts bacterial inactivation in drying respiratory droplets.

This paper shows that MtrAB in Streptomyces venezuelae senses osmotic stress via sucrose, activates ectoine production, and triggers sporulation through direct regulation of bldM and whiI.

This study examines how the gut microbiota of Atlantic salmon changes with development and environment, finding reduced diversity and altered community structure in farmed salmon.

This paper introduces ORBIT, an oligonucleotide-based genetic toolkit for Pseudomonas aeruginosa that enables rapid, precise, and high-throughput hypomorph screening of essential genes.

This paper develops multivalent nanobodies that neutralize multiple S. aureus toxins, showing potent activity in murine models of sepsis and pneumonia.

This paper introduces a monoclonal antibody-based serotyping method for Listeria monocytogenes that improves discrimination of serovars, revealing SV1/2*, SV3, and SV7 in previously classified isolates.

This study uses metabolic profiling and genome-scale modeling to identify metabolic mechanisms that maintain stability in a synthetic maize root microbiome.

This study systematically mutagenizes histones in Cryptococcus neoformans to show their role in maintaining 3D chromosome architecture and virulence.

The paper introduces Meta16S, a scalable pipeline for incremental clustering of 16S rRNA data to discover and classify unknown microbes.

This study examines microbial diversity and function in mangrove sediments, finding depth-dependent differences in carbon cycling pathways and identifying key microbial taxa involved in carbon fixation and methane cycling.