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This study uses cryo-EM to determine the structure of the flagellar export apparatus in Borrelia burgdorferi, revealing its assembly mechanism and role in substrate translocation.

This study investigates the molecular mechanism of the Druantia anti-phage defense system, showing that DruH-E provides robust immunity and revealing its DNA unwinding and regulation by ATP.

This study shows VRE suppresses C. difficile growth via acid production in vitro, but dietary fructose does not lower pH or prevent C. difficile colonization in VRE-colonized mice.

This study characterizes Pseudomonas aeruginosa as an emerging uropathogen in UTIs, identifying antibiotic resistance patterns, virulence factors, and associations with patient demographics and catheter use.

This study characterizes Bacillus thuringiensis INTA Mo4-4, showing it is more toxic to Alphitobius diaperinus than DSM-2803 and encodes pesticidal proteins.

The paper detects and phylogenetically characterizes Jingmen tick virus in Amblyomma mixtum ticks from Costa Rica, identifying two distinct clades and suggesting potential human relevance.

This study introduces LFAB, a label-free microscopy method for high-throughput biofilm analysis, and identifies key genes regulating biofilm formation in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

This study identifies mutations in regulatory genes of Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. fraxini strains associated with chronic ash tree infections and phenotypic diversity.

The paper presents cryo-EM structures of henipavirus nucleoprotein in RNA-bound and RNA-free states, revealing conformational changes that may facilitate genome access without disrupting the nucleocapsid.

The paper analyzes Lgt homologues across bacterial pathogens to determine functional diversity and catalytic mechanisms, identifying a conserved motif and substrate specificity differences.

The paper shows microbiome-mediated lauric acid turnover reduces Ralstonia solanacearum colonization in tomato rhizosphere by altering lipid chemistry and community composition.

This paper designs phage-antibiotic cocktails to suppress resistance by exploiting evolutionary tradeoffs, showing that LPS-targeting phages enhance sensitivity to lipophilic antibiotics.

The paper shows that a pseudogenization in the cntQ gene alters metal uptake specificity in Yersinia species, shifting from iron to zinc.

This study shows that montmorillonite reduces but does not eliminate ciprofloxacin's growth-inhibitory effect on bacteria in soil environments.

This paper performs a meta-analysis of rodent studies to identify a common gut microbial signature associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals-induced diabetes.

The paper introduces bioCP-SEM, a method for high-resolution imaging of plant-microbe interfaces in natural soil, revealing microbial structures and interactions in various environments.

The paper analyzes microbial diversity in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes across life stages and breeding sites, finding convergent enrichment of Gammaproteobacteria, suggesting maternal transmission.

This study investigates how Druantia III and Zorya II antiphage defence systems in bacteria synergize through shared DNA intermediates, showing their coordinated response during phage infection.

The paper shows that forked DNA activates a helicase-nuclease immune complex in type III Druantia through enzymatic processing, enabling phage defense without host toxicity.

The paper introduces BDXR, a method for antimicrobial resistance prediction, achieving high accuracy across six species-drug pairs in the CAMDA 2026 challenge.