Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Teichoic acids in the periplasm and cell envelope of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Mai Nguyen, Elda Bauda ... Cecile Morlot
    The thickness of the periplasmic region is reduced in strains of pneumococcus that are deleted in genes responsible for the incorporation of teichoic acid in the cell envelope.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Secreted small RNAs of Naegleria fowleri are biomarkers for diagnosis of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis

    A Cassiopeia Russell, Joseph Dainis ... Dennis E Kyle
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Household clustering and seasonal genetic variation of Plasmodium falciparum at the community-level in The Gambia

    Marc-Antoine Guery, Sukai Ceesay ... Antoine Claessens
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Chalkophore mediated respiratory oxidase flexibility controls M. tuberculosis virulence

    John A Buglino, Yaprak Ozakman ... Michael S Glickman
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Structure-Guided Loop Grafting Improves Expression and Stability of Influenza Neuraminidase for Vaccine Development

    Pramila Rijal, Leiyan Wei ... Alain RM Townsend
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Salmonella exploits host- and bacterial-derived β-alanine for replication inside host macrophages

    Shuai Ma, Bin Yang ... Lingyan Jiang
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    A modular platform to display multiple hemagglutinin subtypes on a single immunogen

    Dana Thornlow Lamson, Faez Amokrane Nait Mohamed ... Aaron G Schmidt
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Rtf1 HMD domain facilitates global histone H2B monoubiquitination and regulates morphogenesis and virulence in the meningitis-causing pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans

    Yixuan Jiang, Ying Liang ... Youbao Zhao
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Medicine
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    HERV activation segregates ME/CFS from fibromyalgia while defining a novel nosologic entity

    Karen Giménez-Orenga, Eva Martín-Martínez ... Elisa Oltra
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Serial ‘deep-sampling’ PCR of fragmented DNA reveals the wide range of Trypanosoma cruzi burden among chronically infected human, macaque, and canine hosts, and allows accurate monitoring of parasite load following treatment

    Brooke E White, Carolyn L Hodo ... Rick L Tarleton
    A vastly improved PCR-based approach provides a long-sought test of cure and parasite load monitoring tool for Chagas disease.
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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    3. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, United States
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