Hollow protein filaments in Bacillus subtilis extend respiratory capacity by sequestering quinones without membrane addition, revealing an alternative bioenergetic expansion route.
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Environmental antimicrobial resistance becomes a health risk only when resistant bacteria overcome ecological and transmission barriers to reach and colonize hosts.
Microbial siderophores provide a chemically explicit link between taxonomic composition and ecological functions in the rhizosphere.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa can survive intracellularly in human tissues, potentially forming reservoirs that contribute to chronic infections and relapse.
Allosteric regulation of LpxC activity introduces a new paradigm for controlling lipopolysaccharide synthesis in Gram-negative bacteria.
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Coarse-grained resource allocation models reveal global regulatory constraints and predict microbial adaptation to nutrient and environmental changes.
Aerated subterranean ecosystems may significantly contribute to atmospheric methane removal through microbial oxidation, with potential for upscaling and climate mitigation.
Wetland virus triggers caspase-3-gasdermin E pyroptosis and hepatic lipid accumulation, revealing key gaps in orthonairovirus pathogenesis.
Gut microbial metabolites SCFAs, BAs, and TDMs regulate host immunity, metabolism, and neural function through local and distant effects, impacting disease pathways.
Host membranes facilitate bacterial adhesion and entry through intrinsic properties like deformation, curvature sensing, receptor enrichment, and membrane reservoirs.
Phage-encoded host-acting transcription and sigma factors (TSFs) are prevalent in phages and may significantly influence host cellular functions beyond traditional AMGs.
Anaerobic microorganisms deconstruct lignin by cleaving interunit linkages, modifying lignin side-chains, and removing lignin-carbohydrate crosslinks, which may revolutionize biorefineries.
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Synthetic biology approaches to quorum sensing can be harnessed to develop innovative antimicrobial strategies targeting bacterial virulence and resistance.
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Most strains shared between mothers and infants are gut-derived and can be observed into the second year of life, not vaginally derived strains.
Structural insights reveal that transcription regulators and nucleoid-associated proteins remodel DNA conformation to influence prokaryotic adaptation and host-invader interactions.
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Dysbiosis of plant-associated microbiomes is linked to impaired plant health and systemic disruptions, including immunity and nutrient acquisition.
Diverse plasmid clustering tools emphasize different signals, each encoding a distinct notion of plasmid distance, complicating antimicrobial resistance surveillance.
Micronutrient deficiencies in infancy are linked to altered gut microbiota and increased infection susceptibility, especially in high-infection burden settings.
The home as a textile web functions as a dynamic, probiotic interface that supports externalized mucosal defense and immune system education.
Resistance genes can produce different phenotypes depending on environmental and physiological context, indicating resistance as a state rather than solely gene presence.
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Candida auris exhibits frequent multidrug resistance, complicating treatment and enabling global healthcare outbreaks.
Independent Staphylococcus aureus variants arise in different atopic dermatitis patients, highlighting convergent evolution in chronic skin conditions.
Gut microbiome–derived metabolites are linked to key molecular pathways that influence antitumor immunity, affecting therapy efficacy and tumor development.
A four-part framework is proposed to identify bacterial defense mechanisms as evolved adaptations, addressing the lack of consensus in the expanding 'bacterial immune system'.
Traveller-derived genomic data reveal distinct geographical patterns of diarrhoeal pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in LMICs, offering potential to enhance local surveillance.
Methanogens, key methane-producing archaea in the human gut, are declining in abundance, potentially impacting human metabolism and microbiome stability.
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