Mycetocola to the rescue

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Carrasco Flores et al. report that the bacterium Mycetocola lacteus protects the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii from the antagonistic activity of Pseudomonas protegens.

Nitroplast organelle unveiled

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A recent study reports the existence of a nitrogen-fixing organelle called the ‘nitroplast’.

Phages get snappy

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This study shows that a single-stranded RNA phage binds to the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type IV pilus, leading to phage entry into the cell and the detachment of the pilus, which impairs bacterial motility.

Shaking up that sick feeling with biofilm sugars

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In this study, Granton et al. show that biofilm-associated exopolysaccharides produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa control sickness during lung infection.

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COVID-19 drug discovery and treatment options

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In this Review, Kwok-Yung Yuen & co explore major drug discovery approaches, preclinical antiviral evaluation models, virus-targeting and host-targeting therapeutic strategies, and current key treatments.

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Microbial adaptability in changing environments

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This Genome Watch article highlights the recent use of large-scale monitoring of natural microbiomes to examine feedback between environmental change and microbial adaptation. sharon greenblum

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The wound microbiota: microbial mechanisms of impaired wound healing and infection

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Grice & co explore the diversity of microbes present in wounds and examine the mechanisms through which they invade skin tissues, impair skin repair and cause infection.

Microbial food spoilage: impact, causative agents and control strategies

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Snyder, Martin & Wiedmann discuss the global impacts of food spoilage, mechanisms and causative agents, and strategies and emerging tools to control microbial food spoilage.

What are the common mechanisms of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

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Maha Farhat Marwan Ghanem Claudia Denkinger Cesar Ugarte-Gil & team

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Today we're celebrating #WorldWaterDay and calling attention to important research avenues that run through freshwater microbiology
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Antimicrobial treatment and resistance in sexually transmitted bacterial infections

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Jensen & Unemo explore antimicrobial resistance in N. gonorrhoeae, M. genitalium, C. trachomatis and T. pallidum.

Drosophila sperm sabotage by Wolbachia prophage

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This study reports a mechanism whereby Wolbachia bacteriophage proteins modulate macromolecules of developing Drosophila melanogaster.

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The microbial carbon pump and climate change

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Jiao, Robinson and colleagues examine the microbial carbon pump and explore its role in the carbon cycle and climate change, and propose research directions and approaches to ocean negative carbon emissions.