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This study identifies a physiological role for bacterial ion channels, showing that they can propagate electrical signals throughout biofilms in a long-range process that coordinates the metabolic responses of the microbial community.
This month's Genome Watch highlights how single-cell transcriptomic analysis of infected macrophages has provided insight into the diversity in host–pathogen interactions.
Deyet al. show that gut motility is affected by different combinations of microbiota and diet, and that turmeric affects intestinal transit, through a mechanism that involves bile acid secretion and Ret signalling.
A new study reports that the genetic diversification ofPseudomonas aeruginosawithin the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is driven by regional isolation.