Proposition 38 will award $4 billion to one unnamed research center. Under the very specific criteria, only one center seemingly qualifies.

To colonize their host and cause disease, enteric pathogens must deploy their virulence factors to establish distinct nutrient niches. How anaerobic p…

Gutierrez et al. show that cholera toxin induces epithelial LDHA-dependent L-lactate production in the small intestine, creating a nutrient niche that Vibrio cholerae exploits through LldD-mediated L-...

Disease-associated pathogens can actively drive intestinal inflammation by reshaping host metabolism, suggesting new therapeutic options.

Commensal Candida albicans enhances the virulence and dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium.

Author summary Salmonella Typhimurium is a major pathogen of livestock that adversely affects productivity and animal welfare and poses a risk of foodborne disease in the human population. Antibiotics...

Despite the United States being a global leader in many areas, Americans are not healthy. Life expectancy is lower than in other industrialized nations,...

Experiments in infected mice and tissue-mimicking chemostats show that resilience of Salmonella against antimicrobial compounds is largely a result of starvation-induced general resilience rather than...

Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbiology and ImmunologyThe Department of Microbiology and Immunology (MI) at the University o...

Non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars, such as Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (STm), are a leading cause of inflammatory diarrhea in otherwise healthy individuals. Among children, the elderly, an...

More than a dozen brands are recalling bags of baby and whole organic carrots that were sold in 19 states for risk of E. coli contamination.

Nature Microbiology - Increased IL-13 drives increased bacterial dissemination and mortality following Acinetobacter baumannii lung infection of zinc-deficient mice and can be countered by...

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Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is an urgent public health threat with limited preventative options. In this work, we developed a messenger RNA (mRNA)–lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccine targeti...

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