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Spectral fluorescence imaging identifies the consortium structures formed by nine key taxa of the oral microbiota.

This study shows howSalmonella enterica subsp. entericaserovar Enteritidis evolved within an immunocompromised host from living in the gut to causing bacteraemia.

Deep-sequencing of lymphoid tissue samples from patients infected with HIV who were undergoing suppressive antiretroviral therapy reveals ongoing replication in lymphoid tissues and replenishment of the latent reservoir.

This month's Genome Watch discusses the analysis of aHelicobacter pylorigenome from the preserved Copper-Age mummy known as the Iceman and how ancient genomes shed light on the history of bacterial pathogens.

A humanized mouse model shows that consumption of a low-fibre diet results in the progressive loss of microbial diversity with each generation.

Genome analysis of 38 differentLegionellaspecies has identified a vast repertoire of effectors, many of which are species-specific and were probably acquired from amoeba hosts or co-infecting pathogens.

African trypanosomes produce extracellular membrane vesicles that transfer virulence factors to neighbouring parasites and host cells.

This study examines how bacteria fine-tune quorum sensing activity to adapt group behaviours such as biofilm formation to local flow conditions.

An increasing number of countries in the Americas are reporting cases of Zika virus.

A genetic suppressor screen inEscherichia coliidentifies the methionine sulfoxide reductase that repairs proteins in the cell envelope, in a mechanism that uses the respiratory chain as a novel source of electrons.