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The paper shows that most metagenomic vanTG gene calls are misannotations of alanine racemases, not vancomycin resistance genes.

This study identifies two mechanisms of cefiderocol resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii: cAMP signalling disruption and Hfq RNA-binding domain truncation, both linked to iron homeostasis and reduced drug activity.

This study shows that antibiotic resistance in E. coli emerges rapidly in single cells under chloramphenicol exposure through phenotypic heterogeneity and gene expression remodeling.

The paper develops a maximum-likelihood framework to estimate gene prevalence from incomplete genomes and applies it to Prochlorococcus, revealing a pangenome dominated by rare genes.

The study examines microdiversity in Limnospira platensis across time and space, showing resilience and niche partitioning through genetic changes and horizontal gene transfer.

This study identifies core microbiota associated with postlarval survival in shrimp through a meta-analysis of 16S rRNA gene datasets.

This study characterizes honey-associated yeast communities using citizen science, revealing diverse species with osmotolerant and fructophilic traits.

This study engineered hMxA to restrict multiple human-adapted influenza viruses as effectively as mMx1 by combining nuclear relocalization and specific amino acid changes.

This study uses deep mutational scanning to analyze how amino-acid mutations affect the pH stability and cell entry function of the Junin virus glycoprotein complex.

The paper reports an increase in USA300-SAE MRSA in Chile, links its spread to environmental copper resistance, and suggests copper exposure may enhance its fitness.

The paper examines microbial community differentiation across a land-water interface, finding strong habitat-associated differences between terrestrial and aquatic samples.

This study investigates the evolutionary flexibility of influenza A virus splicing by testing mutations in SD and SA sites, finding that small changes can activate alternative splicing and produce viable variants with altered ion channel and M1 proteins.

The paper maps subgingival microbiome states in 1,355 adults, identifying divergent dysbiosis trajectories linked to periodontitis and host factors.

The paper shows that microbial adaptation to environmental stressors can generate benefits to plant hosts, independent of host selection.

This paper develops a synthetic VEEV reporter virus for high-throughput antiviral screening, identifying inhibitors of VEEV replication using FDA-approved compounds.

This paper describes two novel Corynebacterium species isolated from human nasal passages and skin, along with characteristics of two strains of a recently named species.

The paper shows that inulin supplementation increases colon tumor incidence in mice by altering gut microbiome and metabolome, creating a tumor-promoting environment when exposed to carcinogens.

This study shows that KSHV vFLIP induces lipid droplet formation in TIME cells via NF-κB activation and ACSL activity.

This study identifies multiple non-redundant functions of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in Gram-negative bacteria, showing it is essential for envelope mechanics, membrane biogenesis, and efflux pump activity.

The paper investigates chromatic acclimation in two Synechococcus species, finding that WH8109 lacks detectable CA4 despite having an intact CA4-B genomic island.