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Two new studies elucidate how K13-propeller mutations inPlasmodium falciparumconfer resistance to artemisinin.

This month's Genome Watch looks at how whole genome sequencing (WGS) can be used to track the source ofPseudomonas aeruginosainfection and to investigate its transition and adaptation from the environment to a human host.

A new study shows that, in addition to inhibiting penicillin-binding proteins, β-lactams induce peptidoglycan degradation, which enhances bacterial killing.

Bacteria in the gut that cross-react with malarial parasites can induce the production of protective natural antibodies.

Two studies now provide new insights into the positioning and membrane association of two components of theStreptococcus pneumoniaeZ ring, the tubulin-related GTPase FtsZ and the actin-related protein FtsA, respectively.

Two studies report that two distinct families of antibacterial genes have been transferred to, and are functional in, eukaryotic and archaeal hosts.

This month's Genome Watch compares and contrasts two studies that used a common genomic approach to understand different pathogenic forms ofEscherichia coli.

A new study identifies the two component system CrbRS as a new virulence factor inVibrio cholerae.

An enteric RNA virus can substitute for commensal bacteria and support immune maturation and intestinal homeostasis.

Ley and colleagues show that human genetic variation influences the composition of the gut microbiota, which affects health.

Pseudomonas aeruginosaforms biofilm-like cell aggregates on epithelial cells in a process that requires the pore-forming translocon of the type III secretion system (T3SS) but not the T3SS effectors.