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Filamentous bacteriophage M13 induces proinflammatory responses in intestinal epithelial cells
by Ambarish C. VaradanJuris A. Grasis1Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California33244, Merced, California, USA2Quantitative and Systems Biology Graduate Group, University of California33244, Merced, California, USAIgor E. Brodsky on April 10, 2025 at 7:00 am
Cranberry constituents prevent SOS-mediated filamentation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli
by Tracy PrinsterAlistair HarrisonChristopher DickDennis J. HorvathBirong LiGrace SieversRevanth MadamsettyJingwen ZhangKevin M. MasonChristina KhooSheryl S. Justice1The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s51711https://ror.org/003rfsp33, Columbus, Ohio, USA2The Ohio State University College of Medicine12305, Columbus, Ohio, USA3The College of Nursing, The Ohio State University15953, Columbus, Ohio, USA4Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc, Lakeville, Massachusetts, USAAndreas J. Bäumler on April 10, 2025 at 7:00 am
The protein degradation system encoded by hslUV (ClpYQ) is dispensable for the virulence of Haemophilus ducreyi in human volunteers
by Kate R. FortneyJulie A. BrothwellTeresa A. BatteigerRory DuplantierBarry P. KatzStanley M. Spinola1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University1772https://ror.org/01kg8sb98, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA2Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University196273, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA3Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University1772https://ror.org/01kg8sb98, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA4Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University464871, Indianapolis, Indiana, USANancy E. Freitag on April 10, 2025 at 7:00 am
Species-specific components of the Helicobacter pylori Cag type IV secretion system
by Kaeli N. BryantArwen E. Frick-ChengLauren E. SoleckiHeather K. KrohW. Hayes McDonaldD. Borden LacyMark S. McClainMelanie D. OhiTimothy L. Cover1Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center204907https://ror.org/02vm5rt34, Nashville, Tennessee, USA2Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan123743https://ror.org/00jmfr291, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA3Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine12327, Nashville, Tennessee, USA4Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University215875https://ror.org/02vm5rt34, Nashville, Tennessee, USA5Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee, USA6Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center12328https://ror.org/05dq2gs74, Nashville, Tennessee, USA7Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine12327, Nashville, Tennessee, USA8Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan1259https://ror.org/00jmfr291, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USASunny Shin on April 10, 2025 at 7:00 am
A Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium genome-wide CRISPRi screen reveals a role for type 1 fimbriae in evasion of antibody-mediated agglutination
by Samantha K. LindbergGraham G. WillseyNicholas J. Mantis1Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Albany School of Public Health43360, Albany, New York, USA2Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health1094https://ror.org/04hf5kq57, Albany, New York, USAManuela Raffatellu on April 10, 2025 at 7:00 am
Involvement of CD146 in the Cryptococcus neoformans adhesion and infection of brain endothelial cells
by Wei LiuJunhong ChenTing WangYing GongChen YangYuwei LiXiyun YanHongxia DuanXiaoming WangMingshun Zhang1Department of Immunology, National Vaccine Innovation Platform, NHC Key Laboratory of Antibody Technique, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University271667https://ror.org/059gcgy73, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China2Nanozyme Laboratory in Zhongyuan, Henan Academy of Innovations in Medical Science, Zhengzhou, Henan, China3CAS Engineering Laboratory for Nanozyme, Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaMairi C. Noverr on April 10, 2025 at 7:00 am
Immunogenicity and preclinical efficacy characterization of ShecVax, a combined vaccine against Shigella and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
by Siqi LiIpshita UpadhyayHyesuk SeoSai S. R. VakamallaAashwina MadhwalDavid A. SackWeiping Zhang1Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign14589https://ror.org/047426m28, Urbana, Illinois, USA2Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Medicine, Kansas State University5308https://ror.org/05p1j8758, Manhattan, Kansas, USA3Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health25802https://ror.org/00za53h95, Baltimore, Maryland, USAManuela Raffatellu on April 10, 2025 at 7:00 am
Drosophila symbionts in infection: when a friend becomes an enemy
by Yi YuIgor Iatsenko1Research Group Genetics of Host-Microbe Interactions, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biologyhttps://ror.org/0046gcs23, Berlin, GermanyKaren M. Ottemann on April 2, 2025 at 7:00 am
The probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG supplementation reduces Salmonella load and modulates growth, intestinal morphology, gut microbiota, and immune responses in chickens
by Gary ClossMenuka BhandariYosra A. HelmyDipak KathayatDhanashree LokeshKwonil JungIsidora D. SuazoVishal SrivastavaLoic DeblaisGireesh Rajashekara1Center for Food Animal Health, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University462953, Columbus, Ohio, USA2Department of Food Science & Technology, The Ohio State University554455, Columbus, Ohio, USAIgor E. Brodsky on April 2, 2025 at 7:00 am
Oral bacterium contributes to periodontal inflammation by forming advanced glycation end products
by Rajendra P. SettemAshu Sharma1Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo67227https://ror.org/01y64my43, Buffalo, New York, USAMarvin Whiteley on April 2, 2025 at 7:00 am
The unique histidine kinase, AtcS, regulates motility and pathogenicity of the periodontal pathobiont, Treponema denticola
by Doaa N. AbdallahAnnie N. HinsonAidan D. MoylanDhara T. PatelBin ZhuRichard T. MarconiDaniel P. Miller1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University542826https://ror.org/02nkdxk79, Richmond, Virginia, USA2Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University172856https://ror.org/0173y3036, Richmond, Virginia, USADenise M. Monack on April 2, 2025 at 7:00 am
Arginine utilization in Acinetobacter baumannii is essential for pneumonia pathogenesis and is regulated by virulence regulator GacA
by Kuldip DevnathAvik PathakPerwez BakhtRanjana Pathania1Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee30112, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, IndiaIgor E. Brodsky on April 2, 2025 at 7:00 am
Probiotic colonization of Xenopus laevis skin causes short-term changes in skin microbiomes and gene expression
by Joseph D. MadisonOwen G. OsborneAmy EllisonChristina N. Garvey GriffithLindsey GentryHarald GrossBrian GratwickeLeon GrayferCarly R. Muletz-Wolz1Center for Conservation Genomics, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute189732, Washington, DC, USA2Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston168394https://ror.org/04ydmy275, Boston, Massachusetts, USA3Department of Biology, Xavier University of Louisiana542200https://ror.org/0085d9t86, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA4School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Bangor University1506https://ror.org/006jb1a24, Bangor, United Kingdom5Department of Biology, George Washington University8367https://ror.org/00cvxb145, Washington, DC, USA6Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Pharmaceutical Institute, University of Tübingen9188https://ror.org/03a1kwz48, Tübingen, Germany7Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, USAManuela Raffatellu on April 2, 2025 at 7:00 am
Candida albicans biofilm extracellular vesicles deliver candidalysin to epithelial cell membranes and induce host cell responses
by Sejeong LeeAntzela TsavouRobert ZarnowskiRita PforteStefanie AllertThomas KrügerOlaf KniemeyerAxel A. BrakhageTam T. T. BuiDavid R. AndesJonathan P. RichardsonBernhard HubeJulian R. Naglik1Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London61139, London, United Kingdom2Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison200889, Madison, Wisconsin, USA3Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll Institute28406, Jena, Thuringia, Germany4Department of Molecular and Applied Microbiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans-Knöll-Institute28406, Jena, Thuringia, Germany5Institute of Microbiology, Friedrich Schiller University163335, Jena, Thuringia, Germany6Centre for Biomolecular Spectroscopy and Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London105716, London, United KingdomMairi C. Noverr on April 2, 2025 at 7:00 am
Activation of macrophages by extracellular vesicles derived from Babesia-infected red blood cells
by Biniam HagosIoana BrasovHeather BranscomeSujatha RashidRebecca BradfordJoseph LeonelliFatah KashanchiChoukri Ben MamounRobert E. Molestina1American Type Culture Collection36576https://ror.org/03thhhv76, Manassas, Virginia, USA2School of Systems Biology, George Mason University208360https://ror.org/02jqj7156, Manassas, Virginia, USA3Section of Infectious Disease, Yale University School of Medicinehttps://ror.org/03v76x132, New Haven, Connecticut, USADe'Broski R. Herbert on April 2, 2025 at 7:00 am