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The observation that an additional vaccine dose provides protection against Omicron variant reinfection in previously vaccinated and infected individuals will help guide future COVID-19 vaccination policies in China and globally.

T3SS translocon induces NLRC4-mediated cell death via a conserved C-terminal region shared by many T3SS-positive bacterial pathogens.

A late-neutralizing monoclonal antibody targeting the major surface antigen of plasmodial sporozoites impairs the fitness of intracellular parasites, offering mechanistic insights to guide the development of potent anti-malaria antibodies.

Microbial lineage tracing during murine systemic infection with Salmonella uncovered the bottlenecks that restrict colonization and the hidden routes of interorgan dissemination that drive heterogeneity in infection outcomes.

Interleukin-1 activates RhoA/ROCK signaling, which drives the enrichment of actin bundles at the cell-cell junctions, preventing SARS-CoV-2 spreading via syncytia formation.

The novel live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 nasal vaccine candidate is highly safe, induces robust cellular and mucosal immunity, and generates long-lasting neutralizing antibody titers.

FMT alleviated the intestinal barrier damage caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection in antibiotic-induced microbiome-disordered model through increasing the relative abundance of A. muciniphila in the intestine.

The secreted toxin mycolactone has severe effects on the cells lining blood vessels that will play a critical role in the development of swelling in Buruli ulcer disease.