Authors investigate ancient DNA from animal remains and identify multiple signatures of ancient zoonotic pathogens. They find ancient pathogen genomics from archaeological animal remains may inform zo...

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01370-3In this Review, O’Connor and colleagues discuss the contributions of microorganisms across the life cycle of key bio-based polymers and assess the current role, the potential and limitations of microbial production and degradation of bio-based polymers as well as the implications for integration of microbiological processes into a circular bioeconomy.

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Author summary Advancements in genomic sequencing analyses are increasingly allowing researchers to reconstruct the genomes of microbial ‘dark matter’—those microbial species that are difficult to…

Reefs and colons share no taxa, no host, no timescale, but they report stress the same way, which tells us where NOT to look for solutions.

Microbes rarely travel alone. In any given environment, millions of microbial species compete with each other for resources while locked in an endless state of warfare […]

The EUROPE-IGM-ATLAS reveals spatiotemporal trends that characterize the changing geography of opportunity in Europe and its relationship with regional innovation.

Public trust in science can’t be sustained by the support of narrow constituencies at one end of an ideological spectrum.

Phylogenomic reconstruction of the proteome of the last eukaryotic common ancestor sheds light on the origin of eukaryotes, indicating an important role of horizontal transfer of genes from diverse bacterial and viral donors.

A toothbrush, some toothpaste and a few minutes of care can prevent a life‑threatening infection. That’s rare in modern medicine.

A suite of artificial-intelligence tools is helping to speed up the process of discovering new antibiotics.

Research into a common environmental germ that can cause severe infections in people and animals has raised concern that horses are starting to develop antibiotic resistance towards it. The…

Background Fermented foods are a promising yet underexplored intervention for influencing brain function and mental health through the gut–brain axis. Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a dairy product fermented with probiotic bacteria on aspects of brain structure...

Marine fish play a significant yet understudied role in the oceanic carbon cycle through the production of calcium carbonate precipitates. This study of the gulf toadfish gut reveals a high abundance ...

Experts say climate change linked to 10% rise in salmonella antibiotic resistance genes between 1940 and 2023

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) - the leading drug discovery centre in the Baltic countries is offering One permanent position of PostDoc of Metabolic Research Group.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 26 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01315-wIn this Perspective, Banerjee, Dasgupta and van der Heijden discuss how intensive agricultural practices can lead to the taxonomic, physiological, genetic and functional homogenization of microbial communities and disproportionately affect rare microbiota.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01320-zThis study identified an exotoxin that is produced by Streptomyces that specifically kills insects.

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We invite applications for a PhD student to work on the microbiomes of crustose coralline algae (CCA) across tropical mangrove–seagrass–reef corridors.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 08 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01311-0In this Review, Kern, Tofield, Frame and Elinav discuss recent advances in the design of next-generation probiotics, from identification of candidates to therapeutic applications across diverse disease contexts, and highlight major challenges and the potential of artificial intelligence to develop effective, personalized probiotics with therapeutic functions.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 27 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01310-1Two back-to-back studies by Gallego-del-Sol et al. and Manley et al. demonstrate that arbitrium systems present in bacteriophages engage in cross-communication and modulate lysis–lysogeny decisions, with ecological implications.

A new open-access study published in ISME Communications sheds light on how gut bacteria may influence the growth and health of chickens - important research with great implications for global food pr...

Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) - the leading drug discovery centre in the Baltic countries is offering One permanent position of PostDoc of Metabolic Research Group.

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Published online: 07 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41575-026-01195-8In this Review, Jiang and colleagues describe how gut microbial enzymes regulate host metabolic health and diseases. They also discuss the methodology for studying gut microbial enzymes and their potential clinical applications.

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Published online: 07 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41575-026-01188-7Concerns have been raised as to whether microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) influence human health. This Perspective examines the emerging evidence on MNP accumulation in the liver and its potential effects on human liver health and disease. Research gaps and priorities are also addressed.

Abstract. Growing interest in the relationship between microbiome composition and host biology has revealed the many ways host-associated microbes influenc

Microbial colonization and biofilm formation drive persistent infections on medical devices, often under fluid flow. Here, the authors engineer buckling-induced wrinkled and folded patterns with preci...