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This study investigates the phenotypic heterogeneity in influenza virus size and composition.

This study uncovers a strategy whereby pandemic methicillin-resistant S. aureus clones subvert antibody-mediated immunity.

Two recent studies identify factors that accelerate the rate of antimicrobial resistance development.

This study reports the experimental evolution of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans into a non-pathogenic commensal that provides resistance against other pathogens.

A new report shows that investing in the prevention of antimicrobial resistance now will have a big pay-off in the future.

This study reveals a novel mechanism of receptor-triggered toxin delivery.

Recently emerged enteroviruses have been linked to acute paralysis, and a new study now shows that these viruses have developed neurotropism.

This study reports that extracellular vesicles produced by Candida albicans biofilm cells have a crucial role in the production of the extracellular matrix and biofilm drug resistance.

This study reports that the consumption of probiotic Bacillus bacteria abolishes Staphylococcus aureus gut colonization by interfering with S. aureus quorum-sensing.

Two new studies provide insights into the assembly of the division machinery.

This study analysed the proportion of uncultured bacteria and archaea globally and found that the majority of environments are dominated by uncultured cells.

This study reports that surfing motility is a conserved yet diverse form of motility in bacteria.

This study identifies a novel and simple electron transport chain in Listeria monocytogenes, whereby electrons are transported from intracellular NADH to quinone and subsequently via an extracellular flavoprotein to a terminal electron acceptor.

This study used a large cohort of HIV-1 transmission pairs to determine the contribution of viral genetics on the development of neutralizing antibodies.

Two recent studies provide new insights into the architecture, molecular mechanisms and function of the Plasmodium translocon of exported proteins (PTEX) complex and the core PTEX protein EXP2.

This study shows that rotaviruses and noroviruses are transmitted in stool as clusters of viruses within vesicles, and that this mode of transmission provides a replication advantage.

A recent study integrates genomic, geological and fossil evidence to derive a timeline of life’s early evolution and the origin of eukaryotes.

Three studies provide insights into the microbial lineages involved in carbon processing in thawing permafrost, the role of viruses in soil carbon cycling, and the pattern, extent and scientific implications of sampling bias in environmental field research across the Arctic.

Two studies characterize the transmission of the microbiome from mother to infant during the first months of life.

In this study, Berman and colleagues show that a subpopulation of C. albicans cells can tolerate antifungal drug treatment, which contributes to persistent infection.