Human & Clinical Microbiome

Modifiable risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease in Kuwait – Reem Alhasan – PLOS ONE

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Host–Pathogen Interactions (Human-focused)

Pharmacokinetic profiles of Moutan Cortex after single and repeated administration in a colitis model – Jin-Hwa Kim – PLOS ONE

ceRNA regulatory network and immune-neurodegenerative mechanisms of peripheral CD4+ T cells in Parkinson’s disease – Lijun Guo – PLOS ONE

Safety profile of TNF-α inhibitors in pediatric patients – Yanmo Yang – PLOS ONE

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Animal Microbiome

Gut bacteria induce heterologous immune priming in Rhodnius prolixus – Carissa A Gilliland – PLOS Pathogens

A reliable in vitro rumen culture system for screening anti-methanogenic compounds – Philip P Laric – PLOS ONE

High-Resolution Melting assays for discrimination of fungal pathogens causing Grapevine Trunk Diseases – Filipe Azevedo-Nogueira – PLOS ONE

Bimodal expression of Type III Secretion System 2 enables cooperative virulence in Salmonella Typhimurium – Milada Pospíšilová – PLOS Pathogens

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Animal Experiments (disease models)

The female reproductive tract–gut axis in gastrointestinal parasitic infection – Olivia Shorthouse – PLOS Pathogens

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

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

Evogliptin prevents ceramide-induced pyroptosis via NLRP3/GSDM-D pathway – Razia Rashid Rahil – PLOS ONE

Mechanistic insight into the antidiabetic effects of Ficus hispida fruits – Nusaiba Jahan – PLOS ONE

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Computational Microbiology & Modeling

Identification of dynamic models of microbial communities – Ana Paredes-Vázquez – PLOS Computational Biology

Accuracy of the Lotka–Volterra model fails in strongly coupled microbial systems – Michael P Mustri – PLOS Computational Biology

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Plant, Soil & Ecological Microbiome

Distinct S-adenosylmethionine synthases link phosphatidylcholine to mitochondrial function – Athena L Munden – PLOS Biology