News & Comment

A general mechanism for controlling the adenylylation activity of Fic proteins has been identified.

Phenol-soluble modulins have a key role in the structuring and detachment ofStaphylococcus aureusbiofilms.

UPEC pore-forming toxin α-haemolysin (HlyA) stimulates the proteolysis of host proteins involved in cell adhesion, resulting in uroepithelial cell exfoliation.

Brucella abortushijacks autophagy components to complete its life cycle.

Phage T4 encodes an antitoxin that is active against multipleEscherichia colitoxins.

InBacillus subtilis, the choice between sporulation and competence is dependent on a molecular race between these two genetic programmes.

The HIV-1 accessory protein Vif uses the host transcription cofactor CBFβ to tag the restriction factor APOBEC3G for proteasomal destruction.

Isolation and characterization of a novel greigite-producing magnetotactic bacterium.

Genomic analysis of the abundant marine gammaproteobacterial clade SAR86 reveals metabolic details that shed light on the role of these organisms in the ocean.

Our monthly round up of infectious diseases news, which this month includes announcements by the US FDA regarding the use of antibiotics in livestock and a role for UV radiation in preventing the spread of VZV.

This month's Genome Watch highlights how a population study, in conjunction with a reference genome, can identify the evolutionary features that contribute to drug resistance in a protozoan parasite.

The decision of an independent oversight committee to recommend the redaction of sensitive information from two influenza research papers highlights the complexities of dual-use research.

Listeria monocytogenesPLCs trigger ROS production, but this is countered by LLO.