Pedro F. Vale

Wolbachia confers sex-specific resistance and tolerance to enteric but not systemic bacterial infection in Drosophila

This study shows that Wolbachia in Drosophila provides sex-specific resistance and tolerance to enteric but not systemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection through antimicrobial and repair gene expression.

Microbiome engineering could select for more virulent pathogens

This study shows microbiome engineering can inadvertently select for more virulent pathogens by increasing competition, but aggressive treatment combined with damage limitation therapies can lead to pathogen eradication.