Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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1. 1. Medicine
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   The effect of combining antibiotics on resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

   Berit Siedentop, Viacheslav N Kachalov ... Sebastian Bonhoeffer

   A systematic review shows no evidence of harm or benefit of antibiotic combinations on resistance evolution as clinical data lack statistical power to draw definitive conclusions, highlighting a knowledge gap.
2. 1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Avian-specific Salmonella enterica Serovar Gallinarum transition to endemicity is accompanied by localized resistome and mobilome interaction

   Chenghao Jia, Chenghu Huang ... Min Yue
3. 1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Salmonella-induced SIRT1 and SIRT3 are crucial for maintaining the metabolic switch in bacteria and host for successful pathogenesis

   Dipasree Hajra, Raju S Rajmani ... Dipshikha Chakravortty

   SIRT1 and SIRT3-mediated immunometabolic shift governs intracellular Salmonella proliferation both in vitro and in vivo and dissemination in mice, thereby influencing the infection outcomes.
4. 1. Evolutionary Biology
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Antimicrobial activity of iron-depriving pyoverdines against human opportunistic pathogens

   Vera Vollenweider, Karoline Rehm ... Rolf Kümmerli

   Iron-chelating pyoverdines from environmental Pseudomonas spp. show promising antibacterial activity against key human pathogens through the induction of iron starvation, while associated toxicity for host systems remains low.
5. 1. Cell Biology
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Myosin light chain 3 serves as a receptor for nervous necrosis virus entry into host cells via the macropinocytosis pathway

   Lan Yao, Wanwan Zhang ... Kuntong Jia
6. 1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   An improved bacterial single-cell RNA-seq reveals biofilm heterogeneity

   Xiaodan Yan, Hebin Liao ... Yingying Pu

   RiboD-PETRI, a cost-effective, equipment-free plate-based scRNA-seq technique that integrates a unique bacterial rRNA depletion protocol, significantly enhancing mRNA detection rate and revealing within-population heterogeneity, offering valuable insights for research applications.
7. 1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Impaired fatty acid import or catabolism in macrophages restricts intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

   Nelson V Simwela, Eleni Jaecklein ... David G Russell
8. 1. Epidemiology and Global Health
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Livestock abortion surveillance in Tanzania reveals disease priorities and importance of timely collection of vaginal swab samples for attribution

   Felix Lankester, Tito J Kibona ... Sarah Cleaveland

   Livestock abortion surveillance can capture valuable information on important livestock pathogens, including those that are zoonotic and with epidemic potential, revealing importance of timely collection of diagnostic samples for attribution.
9. 1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
   2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

   Genomic and structural insights into Jyvaskylavirus, the first giant virus isolated from Finland

   Gabriel Magno de Freitas Almeida, Miika Leppänen ... Lotta-Riina Sundberg
10. 1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Screening the MMV Pathogen Box reveals the mitochondrial bc₁-complex as a drug target in mature Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoites

    Deborah Maus, Elyzana Putrianti ... Martin Blume