This platform identifies phages capable of infecting specific bacterial strains using genome sequences alone and could enable rational phage-therapy design and precision microbiome engineering.

A new collaboration will tackle major technical challenges currently limiting protist genomics, helping to unlock the potential of protist research for biomanufacturing, sustainable agriculture and environmental applications.

Abstract. Experimental evolution provides a powerful framework for dissecting how ecological interactions shape adaptive trajectories. Here, we evolved Kle

Abstract. Experimental evolution provides a powerful framework for dissecting how ecological interactions shape adaptive trajectories. Here, we evolved Kle

Abstract. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to modern medicine. To combat AMR pathogens, natural predators like bacteriophages and predatory bacte

Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is becoming a key tool for population-level surveillance of respiratory viruses, yet variability in recovery effic…

Abstract. Biofilms are widespread in water distribution systems and consist of bacterial cells with extensive cell-to-cell contact, a prerequisite for plas

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Microbial communities on plastics are not fundamentally different from other biofilms, yet plastics create long-lasting, mobile habitats that change how mi

Background Host-associated bacteria must balance the benefits of motility through flagella against the offsets of energetic costs and immune surveillance. Understanding the interplay of evolutionary f...

Abstract. The biofilm colonizing plastic debris, termed ‘the plastisphere’, is of growing global concern due to escalating plastic pollution. However, the

A polyethylene surrogate sample containing paraffin, polywax and polyethylene was exposed to selected microbes identified in this study. This image shows the surface of this surrogate following a six....

Biodegradable microplastics undergo rapid degradation through deterministic enrichment of diverse degrading microbial consortia and multi-enzyme synergy on their surfaces. In contrast, the degradatio...

Wastewater monitoring enables non-invasive, population-scale tracking of community infections independent of healthcare-seeking behavior and clinical diagnosis. Metagenomic sequencing extends this cap...

In the environment, Vibrio cholerae employs multiple strategies to resist predation by heterotrophic protozoa. For example, V. cholerae biofilms release toxi...

Bacteriophages and PICIs spread bacterial defenses via lateral transduction, shaping microbial immunity and pathogen evolution.

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Abstract. Effective wastewater treatment is of critical importance for preserving public health and protecting natural environments. Key processes in waste

Background Individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) frequently rely on urinary catheters to drain urine from the bladder, making them susceptible to asymptomatic and symptomatic catheter-associated...

Dihydrodichlorofluorescein derivatives have been employed as reporters of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in innumerable studies. Their...

Abstract. Metagenomic sequencing enables the in-depth study of microbes and their functions in humans, animals, and the environment. While sequencing data

Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.

Plastic contamination is a universal threat that affects the flora and fauna in the environment. This review focuses on biodegradation of polyethylene (PE). PE is a widely used plastic in food packagi...

In their aquatic reservoirs, bacteria often exist as biofilms and are difficult to accurately detect by culturing water samples. Such biofilms have been implicated in waterborne transmission of pathog...

A novel strain of Bacillus subtilis has been isolated from plastic-fed Galleria mellonella larvae, which shows evidence of degradation of both LDPE and PU plastics. Genes potentially associated with ....