Human gut microbiome

Weifuchun alleviates MNNG-induced chronic atrophic gastritis by improving the gastric and intestinal microbiota homeostasis – Yingying Chen – PLOS ONE

Microbiota-supportive diets and hyperlipidemia: The mediating role of systemic inflammation – Wenjing Wang – PLOS ONE

Toxoplasma gondii disrupts intestinal microbiota and host metabolism in a rat model – Ji-Xin Zhao – PLOS NTDs

Body mass index distinctly modulates the associations between Alistipes and CRP/IL-6 – Lourdes Chero-Sandoval – PLOS ONE

Dogs with advanced myxomatous mitral valve disease have evidence of gastrointestinal bacterial translocation – Maria C Jugan – PLOS ONE

Predicting postoperative constipation in middle-aged and elderly fracture patients using machine learning – Xiaoyan Yang – PLOS ONE

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Animal microbiome

Cecal microbiota of broilers responds similarly to black soldier fly larvae fat and conventional fat sources – Muhammad Rumman Aslam – PLOS ONE

Sarcopenia modelling by portal vein ligation inducing hyperammonemia in rats – Maria Nadinskaia – PLOS ONE

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Oral / GI cancer microbiome

Serum IgG titer for Fusobacterium nucleatum and clinical outcome in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma – Toru Yoshikawa – PLOS ONE

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Phages & bacterial pathogenesis

Structural determinants of SlpA-mediated phage recognition in Clostridioides difficile – Alexia LM Royer – PLOS Pathogens

Disruption of yqhG attenuates virulence in MRSA by compromising membrane stability – Jianhua Liao – PLOS ONE

Host range of generalist and specialist phages in capsule-diverse Klebsiella hosts – Celia Ferriol-González – PLOS Biology

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Immunology / human disease

Large-scale seroepidemiology uncovers nephro-urological pathologies with tau autoimmunity – Andreia D Magalhães – PLOS Biology

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Plant, soil & ecological microbiome

Root-associated Streptomyces strains enriched during drought reveal diverse functional traits – Citlali Fonseca-Garcia – PLOS Biology

Co-infections shaping Chlamydia pecorum infection outcomes in northern koalas – Yasmine S S Muir – PLOS Pathogens

Trade-offs between yields and sustainability in winter wheat systems under climate change – Jennifer Michel – PLOS Climate

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Clinical microbiology

Clinical impact of prophylactic antibiotics in kidney transplantation – Sang Ah Lee – PLOS ONE

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Microbial interactions

Veillonella species increase Listeria monocytogenes growth in broth and biofilms – Fanie Shedleur-Bourguignon – PLOS ONE