York, Ashley
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
A recent study found that a small RNA released by the bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri modulates crucial host responses in the Hawaiian bobtailed squid Euprymna scolopes, revealing a new mode of communication in beneficial animal–bacterial symbioses.
Otto, Grant
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
This study provides insights into how the malaria parasite persists in its human host through the dry season in Mali to enable transmission by mosquitoes during the wet season.
Trivedi, Pankaj Leach, Jan E. Tringe, Susannah G. Sa, Tongmin Singh, Brajesh K.
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-020-00490-8
Du Toit, Andrea
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
This study shows that a distinct gut microbiome composition as well as specific bacterial metabolites provide radioprotection in mice.
York, Ashley
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
This study found that blacklegged ticks resist skin Staphylococcus commensals with an immune factor of bacterial origin.
Kingwell, Katie
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
This study describes the isolation of a new compound, turbinmicin, which shows potent activity in mice against multidrug-resistant fungi and might have a novel mechanism of action.
York, Ashley
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
A recent study found that slow movement is important when bacteria move as dense collectives because faster bacteria cause topological defects that trap cells in place.
York, Ashley
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
A recent study reports the development of a DNA-based vaccine that protects against Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever virus disease in cynomolgus macaques.
Du Toit, Andrea
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
This study reports the widespread endogenization of nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses in diverse green algae.
Du Toit, Andrea
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Nature Reviews Microbiology
This study links anthropogenic disturbance, coral symbioses and heat stress resilience.