Gut Microbiome & Health
Effects of ethnicity and geography on the fecal microbiota and dietary habits of Tibeto-Burman hill tribes in Northern Thailand – Tanapon Seetaraso – PLOS ONE
Relationship between Gut microbiome and brain volumes among Japanese Men – Sabrina Ahmed – PLOS ONE
Association of serum intestinal fatty-acid binding protein, inflammatory and oxidative stress markers with colorectal cancer among Ghanaian patients – Genevieve Kwao-Zigah – PLOS ONE
Trends in incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years of colorectal cancer in East Asia (1990–2021): An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2021 – Yuanyi Cao – PLOS ONE
Pathogens, Immunity & Host Interactions
Host- and microbial-mediated mucin degradation differentially shape Pseudomonas aeruginosa physiology and gene expression – Sabrina J. Arif – PLOS Pathogens
Blockade of mTOR ameliorates IgA nephropathy by correcting CD89 and CD71 dysfunctions in humanized mice – Alexandra Cambier – PLOS ONE
Single-cell analysis reveals an important role of CD137L+ macrophages in the host response to uropathogenic Escherichia coli infection in the bladder – Yaxiao Liu – PLOS Pathogens
Intestinal inflammation induced by heat-labile toxin-producing enterotoxigenic E. coli infection and impact on immune responses in an experimental human challenge model – Xueyan Zhang – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Vector-Borne & Parasitic Infections
The effects of mating and blood feeding on the immune defense of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes – Brendan J. Kelly – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Temporal and spatial profiling of Aedes albopictus immune responses to chikungunya virus infection – Maria Greta Dipaola – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Distribution of schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminth infections and their association with growth and nutritional status of school-aged children in Cameroon – Estelle Mezajou Mewamba – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Risk factors influencing Coxiella burnetii seropositivity in water buffalo populations of Egypt’s Nile Delta – Abdelfattah Selim – PLOS ONE
Global genomic and antimicrobial resistance profiling of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Insights from whole genome sequencing and minimum inhibitory concentration analysis – Elaheh Ebrahimi – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Oral & Other Microbiomes
Oral microbiome dysbiosis in acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack patients – Duangnapa Roongpiboonsopit – PLOS ONE
Bacterial communities of fungus-growing ant queens are species-specific and suggest vertical transmission – Victoria A. Sadowski – PLOS ONE
Captivity-driven microbiota reshaping: A cross-species analysis of divergent patterns in the gut microbiota of giant pandas, red pandas, and Asiatic black bears – Lin Xu – PLOS ONE
Environmental & Soil Microbiomes
Microbiome characterization of a pre-Hispanic man from Zimapán, Mexico: Insights into ancient gut microbial communities – Santiago Rosas-Plaza – PLOS ONE
The spatial distribution of salt tolerant bacteria and other soil parameters under different agricultural systems of the Indian Sundarbans – Sreemoyee Mitra – PLOS ONE
Pilot-scale depuration demonstrates the suitability of non-pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus as a surrogate for commercial-scale validation studies – Spencer L. Lunda – PLOS ONE
Public Health & Perception
Public perceptions and support for introduced microbes to combat hospital-acquired infections and antimicrobial resistance – Christopher L. Cummings – PLOS ONE
Nutritional status and bacteremia patterns in children with diarrheal diseases: A comparative analysis of bacteremia from Salmonella Typhi versus other pathogens – Md Rezaul Hossain – PLOS ONE
Exploration of common biomarkers and pathogenesis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome and interstitial lung disease by machine learning and weighted gene co-expression networks – Jingqi Dong – PLOS ONE
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