Maset et al. show that bladder conditions strongly influence how urinary tract infections respond to antibiotics and bacteriophages, highlighting the need for more realistic lab models to improve diag...

Immune responses to urinary tract infections distinguished preterm birth in mice and were linked to birth outcomes in a human pregnancy cohort.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a metabolic disorder that confers increased risk of microbial infections, including those caused by the opportunistic pathogen group B Streptococcus (GBS). Asymptomat...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a metabolic disorder that confers increased risk of microbial infections, including those caused by the opportunistic pathogen group B Streptococcus (GBS). Asymptomat...

Human nasal microbiota often includes highly pathogenic members, many of which are antimicrobial resistance threats, e.g., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and drug-resistant Streptococcus ...

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

Urinary tract infections (UTIs), primarily caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), are among the most common antibiotic-resistant infections. Despite this, currently available preclinical UTI...

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Objective: The human microbiota is implicated in the development and progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Given the increased RA burden in women, and well-known correlations between the vaginal m...

The International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Renames Group B 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴 as 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘪

Reanalysis of 12,262 longitudinal infant gut microbiome samples using the Marker-MAGu pipeline revealed phage–bacteria dynamics over the first year of life.

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Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant mortality resulting in over one million neonatal deaths annually. Maternal urinary tract infection (UTI) during pregnancy increases risk for preterm birth;...