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Staphylococcal heme acquisition needs a highly structured cell envelope, the membrane transporter accumulates in membrane domains most likely to allow concerted passage of heme from the cell wall-funnel to the membrane.

Application of hierarchical machine learning to the geographical source attribution of Salmonella enteritidis indicates high utility for the rapid translation of raw pathogen genome sequencing data into accurate and actionable information for disease management in public health.

During adaptation in dogs, H3N2 canine influenza viruses (CIVs) became to recognize human-like SAα2,6-Gal receptor, increased replication ability in human cells, acquired a 100% transmission rate via respiratory droplet in ferret model, and human population lacked immunity to H3N2 CIVs.

Understanding how to harden liquid condensates produced by influenza A virus could accelerate the development of novel antiviral drugs.

Resistance genes that spread as a result of the use of an antimicrobial peptide (colistin) in agriculture (MCR) protect bacteria against key components of human and animal immune systems.

The glideosome-associated connector protein transitions between open and closed states, and this regulates its assembly and function during apicomplexan parasite motility.

An Escherichia coli line lacking deoxyribonucleotide synthesis has been created and subjected to experimental evolution, revealing that endosymbionts and pathogens that lack ribonucleotide reduction avoid loss of deoxyribonucleotides to central metabolism by disruption of the salvage pathway.

Microbial cells optimally structure their proteomes in order to mutually maximize metabolism and translation, as established by an extensive comparison between data and a low-dimensional model of cellular physiology.

Genes for adhesion, interbacterial competition, and secondary metabolite production are important colonization factors of the honey bee gut symbiont Frischella perrara and are regulated by the conserved histone-like DNA-binding protein integration host factor.

The H3N2 canine influenza virus – which originally came from birds – is evolving to become more transmissible between dogs.