Human & Clinical Microbiome
Modifiable risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease in Kuwait – Reem Alhasan – PLOS ONE
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
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
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
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
Plant, Soil & Ecological Microbiome
Distinct S-adenosylmethionine synthases link phosphatidylcholine to mitochondrial function – Athena L Munden – PLOS Biology
