This study presents estimates of the global expenditure on article processing charges (APCs) paid to 14 publishers for open access (OA) between 2019 and 2025. APCs are charged for publishing in fully ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) refers to the ability of microorganisms to withstand antimicrobial treatments.

Microbes becoming resistant to antibiotics – known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – is a leading threat to global health. Tracing relevant genes in sewage could help address this challenge, accordi...

Abstract. Archaea possess a remarkably diverse mobilome, but for many archaeal viruses and plasmids, even the basic processes, such as genome replication,

Los virus han sido tradicionalmente vistos como agentes de enfermedad. Sin embargo, nuevas investigaciones están cambiando esta percepción. Dos estudios recientes, con participación de equipos…

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 30 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s43017-026-00774-2Growing evidence indicates that soil viruses influence carbon cycling by modulating microbial metabolism and infection dynamics through auxiliary metabolic genes. Beyond host cell lysis, viral processes might regulate carbon flow and the formation of stabilized carbon pools. Integrating viral ecology into soil carbon models and restoration strategies is essential.

Biological nitrogen fixation is crucial for soil fertility and is often attributed to bacteria. This study reveals that viruses can facilitate bacterial nitrogen fixation by encoding the auxiliary met...

Microplastics pose hidden risks to the food chain by acting as vehicles for microbial colonization. The plastisphere may facilitate pathogen transfer through seafood, agricultural products, and food processing, raising major concerns for food safety. Standardized methodologies, stronger regulations, and further research are urgently needed to address these emerging risks.

los plásticos biodegradables se han consolidado como una alternativa “ecológica” frente a los plásticos convencionales...

Government shutters major UK aid programme to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Our study provides evidence to suggest that Citrobacter species are emerging carriers of carbapenem-resistance genes. These findings provide insight into the population structure of CPC species and hi...

Exclusive: Research on burden of antibiotic resistance for 122 countries predicts dire economic and health outcomes

The Viruses of Microbes (VoM) 2026 conference is the world’s leading event for research on viruses of microorganisms, including bacteriophages, archaeal viruses, and viruses of microbial eukaryotes.

npj Viruses - Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that kill bacteria, with potential as antibacterial agents in industrial settings, agriculture, and human health. Here, we identified two phages,...

A global study uncovers the hidden role of viruses in driving bacterial evolution and highlights a surprising bacterial gene that helps fight back.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 11 March 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01157-yIn this Review, Lang and colleagues present an overview of the current knowledge landscape regarding mobile genetic elements in bacteria, with a focus on their…

Los desechos plásticos y los microorganismos que los colonizan componen un nuevo ecosistema que puede ser crítico para la aparición de patógenos y resistencias antimicrobianas.

Nature Reviews Microbiology - In this Review, Penadés et al. explore the genetics, potential origins and life cycle of phage satellites, and they discuss the impact of these elements on the...

Background The gut microbiome functions as a metabolic organ, producing numerous enzymes that influence host health; however, their substrates and metabolites remain largely unknown. Results We presen...

Resistance of Salmonella and E. coli in food, animals and humans. Explore data country by country.

AbstractSummary. In recent years, there has been a surge in prokaryotic genome assemblies, coming from both isolated organisms and environmental samples. T

Polyphosphate condensates and their contributions to nucleoid structure. Polyphosphate condensates form in the ribosome-depleted nucleoid region of bacterial cells, particularly under stress (in this...

Background The sequencing of non-model species has increased exponentially in recent years, largely due to the advent of novel sequencing technologies. In this study, we construct the Reference Genome...

This Perspective considers the application to infectious disease modelling of AI systems that combine machine learning, computational statistics, information retrieval and data science.

Abstract. In this study, we identify and characterize a novel phage-inducible chromosomal island (PICI) found in commensal Escherichia coli MP1. This novel

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The University of Southampton have an exciting vacancy open for an Associate Professor or Professor in Microbial Biofilms.

The plastisphere, defined as the ecological niche for microbial colonization of plastic debris, has been recognized as a hotspot of pathogenic and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, the interacti...

Controlling for phylogeny is essential in comparative genomics studies, because species, genomes and genes are not independent data points within statistical tests. The authors review the application ...

npj Biosensing - Advancements of paper-based sensors for antibiotic-resistant bacterial species identification

The rising spread of antibiotic resistance is a global concern, but the pathways of dissemination within soil ecosystems remain poorly understood. Here, we quantified the occurrence of antibiotic resi...

Bacteriophages infect and replicate with bacteria and archaea and are closely associated with intestinal bacteria. The symbiotic relationship between gut microbiota and bacteriophages is of interest, ...