bacteria (other)

This study examines how different fitness statistics in high-throughput microbial experiments affect interpretations of mutant fitness and evolutionary dynamics.

This study shows that MucP, a protease in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, reduces RNA phage PP7 lysis by targeting its lysis protein's transmembrane helix, providing resistance against phage-induced cell lysis.

This paper reports the complete genome sequence and metabolic features of a new extremophile isolate, Vreelandella zhaodongensis BS253, from a hypersaline lake, highlighting its potential for biotechnological applications in carbon capture and sustainable processes.

This study develops a workflow to generate morphological signatures of bacterial progeny under antibiotic stress, revealing distinct morphologies linked to survival and antibiotic type.

This study shows that pressure-induced membrane tension opens the GerA ion channel in Bacillus subtilis spores, triggering germination through a stretch-to-open mechanism.

The paper tracks parallel evolution of full-length genomes in bacteriophage populations over 412 generations, showing non-neutral evolutionary dynamics and biases in phylodynamic analysis.

This paper develops a 3D-printable, cytocompatible hydrogel from Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1 extracellular matrix, demonstrating its versatility for biofabrication.

This study identifies rfbA and rfbD genes critical for UPPGalN biosynthesis in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, revealing their role in cell surface functions, motility, and biofilm formation.

This study shows that plasmid-plasmid interactions alter EV cargo composition and gene transfer potential in microbial communities.

This study compares transcriptomes of Xylella fastidiosa under nutrient-rich and xylem-like conditions, identifying differential gene expression and regulatory divergence between strains.

This study investigates the functional roles of two Ndk paralogs in W. chondrophila, suggesting distinct subcellular localizations and potential involvement in host interaction and nucleotide metabolism.

The paper develops an ATP-free bioluminescence system using DOX to convert fatty acids to fatty aldehydes, enhancing stability under metabolic stress.

The paper develops a rules-based classifier to predict ciprofloxacin resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae from genotype data and demonstrates its global distribution association with quinolone consumption.

This study uses Caulobacter S-layer display to express functional cellulases for lignocellulosic biomass conversion, demonstrating synergistic catalytic activities.

This study uses whole-genome sequencing to analyze virulence and antimicrobial resistance in 2,783 Campylobacter jejuni isolates, finding high prevalence of resistance genes and strong correlation between genotypic and phenotypic resistance profiles.

The paper isolates and characterizes three novel Klebsiella phages from Benin that inhibit biofilm formation in multidrug-resistant and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae strains.

The paper isolates and cultures bacteria from four Mediterranean corals, identifying 84 pure isolates, including novel species, to better understand their roles in the coral holobiont.

The paper quantifies the fitness gain of DGR diversification compared to standard mutagenesis and identifies when DGR activation is evolutionarily favored.

This paper characterizes OXA-57, a class D β-lactamase from Burkholderia pseudomallei, showing its activity against penicillins and cephalosporins, limited carbapenem hydrolysis, and structural insights into its mechanism.

The paper shows that cobamide concentrations predict microbial dominance in co-cultures, suggesting niche differentiation despite functional redundancy.

This paper shows BR-bodies in Brucella regulate RNA stability and virulence by linking phase separation to stress resistance and intracellular fitness.

This study benchmarks reference-based metagenomic tools for species-level detection in closely related bacterial families, finding metapresence and sylph perform best.

The paper identifies HelD as a transcription factor that enhances gene expression in rapidly growing mycobacteria and reduces it in stationary phase, with implications for rifampicin resistance.

The paper investigates how butterflies expand their color vision by adding a second R7 photoreceptor and how the brain accommodates this change through developmental mechanisms.

This study investigates the role of Klebsiella pneumoniae azoreductase in azo dye reduction, finding that its activity is lower than expected and suggesting non-enzymatic mechanisms may contribute to azo compound reduction in the gut.

This study identifies minJ and divIVA as essential for chromosome segregation in Bacillus subtilis when SMC function is impaired, highlighting the interdependence between chromosome segregation and cell division.

The paper shows that OspA antibodies rapidly stop B. burgdorferi motility, using single-cell fluorescence microscopy.

This study identifies IscR-mediated morphological changes in A. baumannii that reduce stress molecule uptake, enhancing virulence and survival under oxidative stress and antibiotic treatment.

This study identifies two D-loop resolution systems in bacteria, YraN/ComM and CoiA/RadA, that work together to process the transformation D-loop during natural genetic transformation.