Work from Andy Goodman shows that gut microbes elevate levels of the intracellular signaling molecule (p)ppGpp when their host is not eating. Amy Ontai #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Microbes in preterm human milk changes by postpartum week, influenced by maternal BMI and gestational age at birth. Katherine Gregory #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

First report of the intra-Golgi transport in Toxoplasma: cooperative action of the onserved and new machinery. #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

#FightAgainstMalaria This is the first time that a CAF01-adjuvanted asexual whole blood-stage parasite vaccine has been assessed for efficacy and immunogenicity in rodent models of malaria. Results have informed transition to clinical trials. Dr. Winter Okoth, PhD. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Important new report from the American Academy of Microbiology on the role of microbes in methane emissions. Microbiology is a very important part of the climate equation.
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CsrA controls translation of ribosome hibernation factors. Paul Babitzke #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

A catalytic adjuvant to enhance T cell immunogenicity of LNP vaccines. Kagan and colleagues report that mRNAs that encode adjuvant proteins can boost T cell responses to mRNAs that encode antigens. Jonathan Kagan Dania Zhivaki Emily Gosselin #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Characterization of CTDK-1 mutants in Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus nidulans: growth, development, and role in virulence. #mBio Oier Etxebeste journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Eukaryotic genomes from a global metagenomic dataset illuminate trophic modes and biogeography of ocean plankton. Harriet Alexander Sarah K. Hu #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

COVID-19 is transmitted every day worldwide. Waves of infections have indicated that the virus will likely persist as an endemic pathogen with distinct surges. But will it be seasonal? Jeffrey Townsend and coauthors have an answer, depending on where you are. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Empower the microbial sciences at #ASMicrobe 2024! Explore topics like bacterial biosensors & discovering antibiotics in unculturable microbes. With 93% success rate from abstract submitters, become part of our success story! Submission opens Nov. 15. asm.social/1zk

If you tickle bacteria, they become immune to bacteriophage! Rojas Lab #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

How does the cellular protein RPRD2 block HIV infection? In this #mbio review, Dr Kathryn Jackson-Jones, Aine McKnight & Sloan Lab chart our understanding across 20+ years, from an unmapped antiviral phenotype (Lv2) through to the outstanding questions. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Genomic epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii goes global. #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

New work: small molecule inhibitors of efflux pumps directly bind a pump subunit and suggest that a bacterial toxic metabolite needs to be exported by efflux pumps under conditions that mimic infection. Corrie Detweiler #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Identifying and eliminating underrepresented DNA sequences promotes transformation. #mBio Dr. Karen Ottemann🔬🏳️‍🌈 journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

MicroRNA-146b: a novel therapeutic target for treating UTIs to alleviate kidney damage. Serious urinary tract infections often caused kidney injury. New #mBio study shows that microRNA-146b could be a novel therapeutic target to alleviate kidney damage. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

New #mBio article explores the potential role of a novel β-lactam enhancer mechanism of action candidate drug, cefepime/zidebactam, in offering a treatment option for infections caused by extensively drug-resistant P. aeruginosa. armack balaji Veeraraghavan journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

#mBio minireview: Behrens and @natesherer describe recent advances in our understanding of retroviral RNA nuclear export, focused predominantly on HIV-1 Rev's subcellular trafficking and role in forming multi-subunit ribonucleoprotein export complexes. journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Human apolipoprotein E (hApoE) protects mice from experimental cerebral malaria. #mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…