Gut Microbiome & Host Health

Sleep deprivation disrupts diurnal rhythmicity of gut microbiota and blood inflammatory cytokines in mice — Weiran Shan et al. (PLOS ONE)

Chemical modulation of gut bacterial metabolism induces colanic acid and extends the lifespan of nematode and mammalian hosts — Guo Hu et al. (PLOS Biology)

The role of hypothyroidism in cirrhosis pathogenesis: A retrospective cohort study and multi-omics integration analysis — Ziyang Yang et al. (PLOS Genetics)

Multi-omics analysis reveals metabolic regulation of phosphatidylcholine, triglycerides, phosphatidylethanolamine, and cardiolipin metabolism in mouse liver with MASLD — Hong Liang & Kang Song (PLOS ONE)

Metabolomics and glucose tolerance in pregnancy and postpartum: The PONCH study — Ulrika Andersson-Hall et al. (PLOS ONE)

Microbial Pathogens, Immunity & Infection

Exploring the gut microbiota of Pacific white shrimp suffering pale shrimp disease — Lalitphan Kitsanayanyong et al. (PLOS ONE)

Dominance of Zygosaccharomyces and shifts in bacterial pathways under antimicrobial pressure — Maria Cecilia Rasuk et al. (PLOS ONE)

How transcriptional networks control Verticillium plant infection — Ying-Yu Chen et al. (PLOS Pathogens)

Integrative machine learning and multi-omics framework identifies shared biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis — Meili Liu et al. (PLOS ONE)

The cervicovaginal microbiome associates with spatially restricted host transcriptional signatures throughout the ectocervical epithelium — Vilde Kaldhusdal et al. (PLOS Pathogens)

Characterization of ORF19.7608 (PPP1), a biofilm-induced gene of Candida albicans — Nmerichukwu C. Iwuchukwu et al. (PLOS ONE)

Differential regulation of the eicosanoid biosynthesis pathway during Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei infection in shrimp — Wananit Wimuttisuk et al. (PLOS ONE)

Animal, Environmental & Soil Microbiomes

Cuts or carcasses? Diet form affects fecal microbial and fiber fractions in Asiatic lions — Mengmeng Sun et al. (PLOS ONE)

From pre-oral secretions to gut digestion: How Lucilia sericata larvae handle Leishmania major — Azam Malekian et al. (PLOS ONE)

Targeted pathogen profiling of ancient feces reveals common enteric infections (725–920 CE) — Drew Capone et al. (PLOS ONE)

Starve or share? Phosphate availability shapes plant–microbe interactions — Maja Schmidt et al. (PLOS Pathogens)

Pathogenicity and transmission of Morganella morganii in honey bees — Yijun Chen & Qiang Huang (PLOS Pathogens)

Mitogenomics of the tropical bont tick reveals vertical and horizontal transmission of Rickettsia africae — Elisha Chatanga et al. (PLOS NTDs)

Differentiation of bacterial communities in the coral Orbicella faveolata across life-cycle stages — Amanda Pérez-Trejo et al. (PLOS ONE)

Insect-derived polymer hydrogel based on fibroin matrix from whole silkworm larvae — Maki Yamazaki et al. (PLOS ONE)

Thermophilic microbiome acclimation improves anaerobic digestion of food waste — Hengxuan Shao et al. (PLOS ONE)

Epidemiology, Public Health & Clinical Microbiology

Assessing piperacillin/tazobactam vs. ceftriaxone + metronidazole for children with perforated appendicitis — Daniel Briatico et al. (PLOS ONE)

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in raw milk — Inamullah et al. (PLOS ONE)

Hematological ratios, immune-related adverse events, and mortality in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors — Sophie Lekkerkerker et al. (PLOS ONE)

Geographical and climatic risk factors for COVID-19 in southwest Iran — Koorosh Nikaein et al. (PLOS ONE)

Anthropometric and neurocognitive consequences of Campylobacter, ETEC, and norovirus infections: A systematic review — Patricia B. Pavlinac et al. (PLOS NTDs)

Neuroscience, Immunology & Molecular Networks

Skin melanin is associated with body temperature regulation in humans and mice — Kale S. Bongers et al. (PLOS ONE)

Oxytocin neurons drive melanocortin circuit maturation via vesicle release — Pierre-Yves Barelle et al. (PLOS Biology)

Elucidation and application of the neuroimmune axis between depression and autoimmune diseases — Fu Sun et al. (PLOS ONE)

Quantifying microbial interactions using an iterative generalized Lotka–Volterra approach — Yue Huang et al. (PLOS Computational Biology)