Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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    Mycobacterial Metallophosphatase MmpE Acts as a Nucleomodulin to Regulate Host Gene Expression and Promote Intracellular Survival

    Liu Chen, Baojie Duan ... Aizhen Guo
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    PPARγ mediated enhanced lipid biogenesis fuels Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth in a drug-tolerant hepatocyte environment

    Binayak Sarkar, Jyotsna ... Rajesh S Gokhale
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Convincing
    1. Evolutionary Biology
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    The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pangenome is small and shaped by sub-lineage-specific regions of difference

    Mahboobeh Behruznia, Maximillian Marin ... Conor J Meehan
    The accessory genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is small, but differences in gene content are found both between and within lineages.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Spatial integration of sensory input and motor output in Pseudomonas aeruginosa chemotaxis through colocalized distribution

    Zhengyu Wu, Maojin Tian ... Junhua Yuan
    In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the chemoreceptor cluster and flagellar motor colocalize at the same cell pole through FlhF anchoring, preventing cross-pathway signaling interference between chemotaxis and c-di-GMP regulation.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    The capsule and genetic background, rather than specific individual loci, strongly influence in vitro pneumococcal growth kinetics

    Chrispin Chaguza, Daan W Arends ... Amelieke JH Cremers
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
    2. Epidemiology and Global Health

    Inferring variant-specific effective reproduction numbers from combined case and sequencing data

    Marlin D Figgins, Trevor Bedford
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Bacteria detect neutrophils via a system that responds to hypochlorous acid and flow

    Ilona P Foik, Runhang Shu ... Albert Siryaporn
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    RBMX2: A Pivotal Regulator Linking Mycobacterium bovis Infection to Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Lung Cancer Progression

    Chao Wang, Yongchong Peng ... Yingyu Chen
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Convincing
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Lipid Peroxidation and Type I Interferon Coupling Fuels Pathogenic Macrophage Activation Causing Tuberculosis Susceptibility

    Shivraj M Yabaji, Vadim Zhernovkov ... Igor Kramnik
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    The second messenger signaling molecule cyclic di-AMP drives developmental cycle progression in Chlamydia trachomatis

    Junghoon Lee, Scot P Ouellette
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Useful
    • Convincing
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