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Drug repurposing screens reveal several epigenetic inhibitors as active against P. vivax hypnozoites demonstrating that epigenetic pathways play a central role in hypnozoite quiescence.

A biochemical and bioinformatics approach shows how T6SS immunity proteins bind to and neutralize a range of non-cognate effectors, which is critical for promoting bacterial fitness in mixed-strain environments.

More nuclei and cell volume, more enzymes in koji-fungus Aspergillus oryzae.

A novel array of CRISPR-based SHERLOCK tests for RNA detection was developed for eco-epidemiological surveillance of human and animal African trypanosomes from Western Africa with domestic pigs as sentinels.

A combination of cell biological, biochemical, and computational approaches characterizes the conserved membrane-targeting sequence of bactofilins and reveals a mutual influence of membrane binding and bactofilin polymerization.

Deleting SfPat prophage reduces Shewanella fidelis motility, increases biofilms, changes pdeB expression and spatial retention in Ciona gut, while Ciona VCBP-C binding to the WT strain results in reduced expression of viral capsid proteins without inducing SOS, indicating tripartite interactions.

Wild-derived mice exhibit diversity in outcomes after infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.