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This study identifies transcriptional changes in Streptococcus pneumoniae during upper respiratory tract colonization and IAV coinfection, revealing distinct metabolic and virulence adaptations.

This study shows Salmonella LPS enhances fatty acid uptake in the mouse intestine via CD36 and myeloid TLR4, linking microbial sensing to lipid absorption and host defense.

This study shows that flagellar synthesis in Bacillus subtilis causes cell lysis when PBP1 is absent, due to activation of peptidoglycan hydrolases via SigD.

This paper develops a metagenome-scale metabolic model to predict FMT outcomes by assessing donor-recipient metabolic compatibility in IBS patients.

The paper evaluates how well sub-inhibitory drug combination effects predict inhibitory effects, finding that interaction labels depend on concentration and mixing ratio.

This study presents structures of LolB bound to LolA or lipoprotein, revealing mechanisms of bacterial lipoprotein trafficking and substrate release.

The paper investigates how metformin-degrading genes in transposable elements pose a new threat by co-selecting antibiotic resistance genes in environmental bacteria, endangering type II diabetic patients.

This study identifies and characterizes Mar-like enzymes in Rhodopseudomonas palustris that assimilate volatile organic sulfur compounds under anoxic conditions.

The paper develops and validates an automated real-time PCR assay for detecting Candida auris colonization, showing high agreement with existing methods and improved testing capacity.

This study identifies a phosphatase-mediated mechanism by which Pseudomonas putida mitigates rare earth element toxicity.

This study uses portable metagenomics to identify diverse pathogens in diarrhoeal samples from Burundi, revealing that many suspected cholera cases are caused by other bacteria like Escherichia coli.

This study identifies human two-antibody cocktails that neutralize Mpox virus in vitro and reduce viral loads in mice, offering potential therapeutic applications.

This paper develops a gelatin-pectin film containing xylitol, epigallocatechin gallate, and dicalcium phosphate that effectively reduces S. mutans biofilm and preserves enamel in an in vitro model.

The paper examines microbial communities in a uranium-contaminated aquifer, identifying metabolic capabilities that influence uranium speciation and remediation potential.

This study identifies BfaGC, a sphingolipid produced by Bacteroides fragilis, that facilitates neonatal colonization and immune modulation through metabolic adaptation.

This paper quantifies how CurT protein levels affect thylakoid structure and PSII performance in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803, revealing a logarithmic relationship between CurT abundance and photosynthetic efficiency.

This study investigates how KSHV maintains R-loops at replication origins by inhibiting RNaseH1, a key R-loop resolver, through RTA-mediated degradation.

This paper shows magnesium reduces iron availability and redirects metabolism to mitigate oxidative stress in cell envelope mutants and antibiotic-stressed cells.

This paper develops antimicrobial polyacrylamides using a cross-molecular machine learning pipeline trained on antimicrobial peptides, showing synergy with clinical drugs against E. coli biofilms.

This study uses proteomics to analyze early host adaptation of Candida auris in vitro and in vivo, revealing molecular adaptations during host-pathogen interaction.