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An RNA virus that infects mosquitoes is the first example of an animal virus with a multicomponent composition.

Two new studies investigate cell division in the human pathogensChlamydia trachomatis and Borreliaspp.

This study reports that the DENV non-structural protein NS4B induces elongation of mitochondria, and that this is linked to the formation of convoluted membranes, enhanced viral replication and impaired immune responses.

This study shows that dynamic pores in the capsid of HIV allow the import of substrates for reverse transcription, thereby shielding the reaction from the host cytosol.

This study reports the identification of an antimicrobial factor that is produced by the nasal commensalStaphylococcus lugdunensis and impairs colonization of the human nose by Staphylococcus aureus.

This month's Genome Watch explores recent advances in the identification of species-level and strain-level diversity in microbiome studies, and highlights how these have provided insights into the tropism and persistence ofNeisseriaspp. in the human oral cavity.

This Focus issue on bacterial growth, highlights the versatility and adaptability with which bacterial cells respond to their environmental and community context.

This study shows that the effectors SseF and SseG bind to mammalian ACBD3 to localizeSalmonella-containing vacuoles to the Golgi network.

Single-molecule, real-time sequencing shows that a phase variation-induced epigenetic switch controls colony morphology inStreptococcus pneumoniae.

Interstrain competition enables non-toxigenicBacteroides fragilisto exclude enterotoxic bacteria from the same species, thereby protecting the gut from inflammation and disease.

This study shows that deletion of a dehydratase attenuatesMycobacterium abscessuspathogenicity, owing to decreased cord formation and intracellular growth impairment.

Cell length and cell age are important factors associated with mycobacterial tolerance to rifampicin.

How did a gorilla-infectingPlasmodiumspecies jump to a human host?