January 14, 2026

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See you at MVIF next week!

Start 2026 with us! Join us in discussing microbiome science: register here → cassyni.com/s/mvif-45

— Microbiome Virtual International Forum (@microbiomevif.bsky.social) 2026-01-08T08:16:08.069Z


Gut microbiome

Early-life colonization by aromatic-lactate-producing bifidobacteria lowers the risk of allergic sensitization – Pernille Neve Myers – Nature Microbiology 

Improving operative outcomes in patients with stomas – Stella M. Dilke – medRxiv

🎉🎉🎉 New preprint to start the new year 🎉🎉🎉Patients recovering from bowel surgery may have stomas formed to divert the flow of faeces to the opening on the skin, away from healing intestinal tissue. The visible sign of this process is an ileostomy or colostomy bag. /1#surgerysky #medsky

— Professor Lesley Hoyles (@bugsinyourguts.bsky.social) 2026-01-07T11:02:35.631Z

Gut microbiota induces mammary gland sIgA production to alleviate S. aureus mastitis – Zhaoqi He – Cell Reports

Microbial signature of pediatric Crohn’s disease: Differentiation from functional gastrointestinal disorders and relationship with increased disease activity – Jeremiah Levine – Physiological Reports

Gut micro-organisms associated with health, nutrition and dietary interventions – Francesco Asnicar – Nature

I'm very happy to share our latest manuscript published today in @nature.com !! ➡️ doi.org/10.1038/s415…We analyzed data from over 34,000 participants in the US and UK, revealing strong associations between specific gut bacteria and markers of cardiometabolic health and dietary habits.

— Francesco Asnicar (@fasnicar.bsky.social) 2025-12-10T17:26:39.522Z

Oral microbiome

Are you involved in oral microbiome research? 🧬We’re conducting a brief survey to understand how researchers report metadata for their oral microbiome studies. You must be 18 or older. To be eligible, you must have conducted research on the oral microbiome (past or currently).

— Sterling L. Wright (@anthbyte.bsky.social) 2026-01-07T04:03:01.699Z

Animal microbiome

Impact of sequencing approach on ecological inference from highly variable bat gut microbiomes – Ostaizka Aizpurua – bioRxiv

Animal experiments

Primate gut microbiota induce evolutionarily salient changes in mouse neurodevelopment – Alex R. DeCasien – PNAS

The maternal microbiome influence on pregnancy success: breeding comparison of germ-free and conventionalized mice – Chudan Xu – Gut Microbes

Our first paper of 2026 is outWhen we began this project, this was not the paper we set out to publishBut science has a way of redirecting us toward the questions we should be asking#Microbiome researchers-this one’s for youwww.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10….🧵

— Prof Francine Marques (@fzmarques.bsky.social) 2026-01-13T00:45:36.844Z

Plant, soil, root microbiome

Bark microbiota modulate climate-active gas fluxes in Australian forests – Pok Man Leung – Science 

In this week’s @science.org cover article, we discover tree bark is a hidden habitat for abundant, diverse, and specialized microbial life that actively regulate our climate 🦠. Bark isn't just an inert armor of tree but an active interface for climate and biodiversitywww.science.org/eprint/7H9PX…

— Bob Leung (@bobpmleung.bsky.social) 2026-01-08T20:37:13.725Z

Translational microbiomes in agriculture: microbial communities as tools to effect host and system health for improved crop production – Alex D. Vompe – Applied and Environmental Microbiology 

Extreme environments

Microbial Community Metagenomics in the Eastern Tropical North Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zone Reveals Functional Differences Along Biogeochemical Gradients – F. Gutierrez – Environmental Microbiology 

Bioinformatics

LAMPP: A benchmark for continuous evaluation of host phenotype prediction from shotgun metagenomic data – Netta Barak – bioRxiv

January 13 , 2026

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Environmental & Wastewater Microbiomes

Viral and eukaryotic drivers of prokaryotic and antibiotic resistance gene diversity in wastewater microbiomes – Antonia Weiss – Springer nature

Correction: Global abundance patterns, diversity, and ecology of Patescibacteria in wastewater treatment plants – Huifeng Hu – Springer nature

Ruminant & Livestock Gut Microbiomes

The impact of rumen and hindgut microbiomes on the persistent productivity of long-lived dairy cows – Jianhao Yang – Springer nature

Rumen microbiota modulates metabolic stress in high-yield dairy cows: insights from early to peak lactation – Moli Li – Springer nature

Rumen microbiota inoculation indicates collaborative mechanisms enhancing propionate supply to alleviate weaning stress in lambs – Tianrong Chen – Springer nature

Host-Associated Gut Microbiomes (Non-Human Models)

Ningxiang pig-derived Enterococcus hirae protects against E. coli-induced gut dysbiosis and inflammation via acetate/propionate-MyD88-NF-κB axis in piglets – Longlin Zhang – Springer nature

Insect & Evolutionary Microbiomes

Gut microbiome convergence and functional adaptation underlie the evolution of predation in stink bugs (Heteroptera Pentatomidae) –Jingjing Sun – Springer nature

December 19, 2025

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Animal microbiome

The innate immune IMD pathway is a key regulator of gut microbiome and metabolic homeostasis in the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) – Premruethai Supungul – PLOS ONE

Human gut microbiome & nutrition

The evaluation of indoxyl sulfate in the general population in Kanegasaki Iwate: A cross-sectional study (KANEGASAKI study) – Mizuki Hisano – PLOS ONE

The relationship between dietary intake of B vitamins and Helicobacter pylori seropositivity – Yuexia Lu – PLOS ONE

Plant, soil & ecological microbiome

Zinc ion increases the effectiveness of phosphorus in agricultural soils through microbial solubilization – Lanxin Tang – PLOS ONE

Optimizing soil quality and rhizosphere ecology to enhance Annona squamosa yield and quality through water–fertilizer–mulching synergy – Weihua Wang – PLOS ONE

Concentration-dependent effects of fermented spent coffee grounds and contrasting effects of earthworms on growth and phytochemicals in medicinal plant Glechoma longituba – Bing-Nan Zhao – PLOS ONE

Animal experiments (model organisms)

The Drosophila G protein-coupled receptor, GulpR, is essential for lipid mobilization in response to nutrient limitation – Daniela Barraza – PLOS Genetics

High-protein diets reduce plasma pro-inflammatory cytokines following lipopolysaccharide challenge in Swiss Albino mice – Hellen W Kinyi – PLOS ONE

Clinical research & public health

Impact of an integrated intervention package during preconception, pregnancy, and early childhood on inflammation, IGF-1, IGFBP3 during first 6 months of life: Findings from the WINGS randomized controlled trial – Ranadip Chowdhury – PLOS Global Public Health

Lack of association between loneliness, social isolation and inflammation in people living with HIV aged ≥50 years – Jose-Ramon Blanco – PLOS ONE

Effect of obesity and exercise training on circulating lipids in American Indian adolescents – Charles F Hojjat – PLOS ONE

From mental health detention to health systems reform: Co-producing policy and practice recommendations with Black men and their communities – Elaine Craig – PLOS Mental Health

Microbial genetics & bacterial physiology

Whole-genome analysis of Lysinibacillus boronitolerans MSR1: A dairy-isolated multidrug-resistant and non-pathogenic strain – Md Shahedur Rahman – PLOS ONE

A metabolic atlas of the Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex reveals lineage-specific metabolism and intra-species cooperation – Ben Vezina – PLOS Biology

Clinical biomarkers & immunology

Blood RNA biomarkers and a point-of-care elastase assay for detecting host immune activation in suspected sepsis – John E Lafleur – PLOS ONE

Multi-omics analysis reveals diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers for aging phenotypes in ulcerative colitis – Lei Guo – PLOS ONE

Oral health & microbiome

The impact of diet and oral hygiene on dental caries among Turkish children: A cross-sectional study – Ozge Yesildemir – PLOS ONE

Molecular biology & immunity

LIPL-1 and LIPL-2 are TCER-1-regulated lysosomal lipases with distinct roles in immunity and fertility – Laura Bahr – PLOS Genetics

December 12, 2025

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Animal microbiome

Human-derived fecal virome transplantation (FVT) reshapes the murine gut microbiota and virome, enhancing glucose regulation – Cervantes-Echeverría – PLOS ONE

TTSS-2 virulence drives inflammatory destruction of the gut epithelial barrier and modulates inflammatory response profiles in the Salmonella-infected mouse gut – Enz – PLOS Pathogens

Aspartic protease 2 from Trichinella spiralis excretion/secretion products hydrolyzes tight junctions of intestinal epithelial cells – Long – PLOS NTDs

Endosymbiont hijacking of acylcarnitines regulates insect vector fecundity by suppressing the viability of stored sperm – Weiss – PLOS Genetics

Development and validation of a quantitative real-time PCR assay for enumeration of Clostridium sporogenes in meat products – Schuller – PLOS ONE

Rooting for data: A FAIR research data management environment for Plant-Microbe collaboration – Dröst – PLOS Pathogens (Plant microbiome)

Prolonged starvation deepens quiescence in Vasa2/Piwi1-expressing cells of a sea anemone – Pascual-Carreras – PLOS Biology

Host–microbe interactions / Immunology

Gut bacteria induce heterologous immune priming in Rhodnius prolixus encompassing humoral and cellular responses – Gilliland – PLOS Pathogens

Dietary flavonoids may improve insulin resistance: NHANES + in vitro – Sui – PLOS ONE

Antiviral and immune-modulatory activities of STING agonists in persistent HBV infection – Wang – PLOS Pathogens

Endosymbiont metabolic manipulation affecting insect reproduction – Weiss – PLOS Genetics

Human clinical studies / Metabolism

Effects of risperidone on amino acid metabolism, glucose & kidney function – Oshima – PLOS ONE

Association between Anti-H. pylori IgG and coronary heart disease – Wang – PLOS ONE

Benefits of psychosocial support for adolescent mothers in Uganda – Nakyaze – PLOS ONE

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

Exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles disrupts trophoblast mitochondrial homeostasis – Hao – PLOS ONE

Molecular mechanisms of lipid metabolism abnormalities driving sepsis & atrial fibrillation – Ou – PLOS ONE

Multi-dimensional analysis of global colorectal cancer burden (1990–2021) – Sun – PLOS ONE

Computational / Modeling

Identification of dynamic models of microbial communities – Paredes-Vázquez – PLOS Comp Biol

Accuracy limits of the Lotka–Volterra model in strongly coupled microbial systems – Mustri – PLOS Comp Biol

Plant, soil & ecological microbiome

High-resolution melting assays for discrimination of fungal pathogens in grapevine trunk disease – Azevedo-Nogueira – PLOS ONE

Rooting for data: FAIR data environment for plant–microbe collaboration – Dröst – PLOS Pathogens

Environmental health / Climate / Water

Bridging water, health and climate: A call to action – Hedke – PLOS Water

December 05, 2025

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See you at MVIF next week!

Join us in December for #MVIF 44!We will discuss diverse #microbiome topics:human urinary, gut, oral and nasal microbiomes, extreme environments, anda new sequence alignment tool.

— Microbiome Virtual International Forum (@microbiomevif.bsky.social) 2025-11-24T10:34:26.363Z

General microbiome

Consensus Statement: STREAMS guidelines: standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated microbiome studies – Julia M. Kelliher – Nature Microbiology

Urinary microbiome

Urinary biochemical ecology reveals microbiome-metabolite interactions and metabolic markers of recurrent urinary tract infection – Michael L. Neugent – NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes

Thrilled to share that our recent work is out in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 🧵 (1/4)www.nature.com/articles/s41…

— Mike Neugent PhD (@mikeneugent.bsky.social) 2025-11-24T17:49:26.272Z

Vaginal microbiome

Microbial and seminal traces of sexual intercourse and forensic implications – Sarah Ahannach – Microbiome

Ambient temperature affects the composition of the vaginal microbiome, and temperature-sensitive vaginal microbes influence assisted reproductive technology outcomes – Zheng Liu –  – Microbiome

Gut microbiome

HGMT: a database of human gut microbiota for tumors and immunotherapy response – Jinxin Liu – Genome Biology

Review: Circadian rhythms as a modulator of gut microbiota-tumor microenvironment crosstalk – Qinglong Xu – Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Dynamics of gut metabolome and microbiota maturation during early life – Anna-Katariina Aatsinki – iScience

Assembly of the infant gut microbiome and resistome are linked to bacterial strains in mother’s milk – Pamela Ferretti – Nature Communications

Animal microbiome

Core rumen microbes are functional generalists that sustain host metabolism and gut ecosystem function – Omar E. Tovar-Herrera – Nature Ecology & Evolution

Longitudinal changes in gut microbiota across reproductive states in wild baboons – Chelsea A. Southworth – bioRxiv

Probiotic effect of B. subtilis PS-216 in broiler chickens: modulation of weight, feed conversion, short chain fatty acids, microbiota and meat quality – Katarina Šimunović – Animal Microbiome

Animal experiments

The microbial metabolite imidazole propionate modulates hypothalamic activity and stress-induced behaviors – Gulistan Agirman – Cell Host & Microbe

Excited to share new work by Guli Agirman + co that identifies a direct mechanism linking gut microbial imidazole propionate to stress! 🧠🦠 Btw this image was made by Nano Banana Pro 🍌. First time I've gotten a model to accurately generate a science graphic 🤯 authors.elsevier.com/a/1mA5M6t8JE…

— Elaine Hsiao (@pipethero.bsky.social) 2025-11-25T17:45:03.571Z

Using gnotobiotic mice to decipher effects of gut microbiome repair in undernourished children on tuft and goblet cell function – Yi Wang – PNAS

Selection and transmission of the gut microbiome alone can shift mammalian behavior – Taichi A. Suzuki – Nature Communications

Postbiotics

Review: Postbiotics as microbial-derived therapeutics for wound healing disorders: from molecular mechanisms to future application – Miroslav Dinić – Home  Cell Communication and Signaling

Phages and viruses

Unveiling the global urban virome through wastewater metagenomics – Nathalie Worp – Nature Communications 

Soil, root and plant microbiome

Rare taxa modulate the emergence of dominants in microbial communities – Jianing Wang – mBio

Integrated effects of anaerobic soil disinfestation and beneficial microbes in strawberry production – Baker D. Aljawasim – PlosOne

Food microbiome

Exploring diversity and functional contribution of the microbiome of traditional Italian dry-cured hams – Giulia Longhi – Current Research in Microbial Sciences

Environmental microbiome

The Microflora Danica atlas of Danish environmental microbiomes – C. M. Singleton – Nature

Microflora Danica: What can you learn from collecting and sequencing 10,000+ samples from a single country? Check out our new paper in @nature.com to find out. Incredible work led by Caitlin Singleton, Thomas B. N. Jensen, and Mads Albertsen from @aau.dk. 🦠🧫🧬www.nature.com/articles/s41…

— Morten Kam Dahl Dueholm (@mkddueholm.bsky.social) 2025-12-03T20:50:16.284Z

Bioinformatics

TAGINE: Fast Taxonomy-based Feature Engineering for Microbiome Analysis – Shiri Baum – bioRxiv

Creating unity: linking 16S rRNA gene sequence information to the core taxonomy of genomes – Hilde Vinje – Environmental Microbiome

LorBin: efficient binning of long-read metagenomes by multiscale adaptive clustering and evaluation – Wei Xue – Nature Communications

cFMD v1.3.0 is here! 🚀We're thrilled to announce the release of the latest version of the curatedFoodMetagenomicData (cFMD) github.com/SegataLab/cFMDWhile we're keeping the same core datasets & samples, we've packed this release w/ significant improvements under the hood.1/4

— Segata Lab (@cibiocm.bsky.social) 2025-11-26T13:09:52.484Z

December 04, 2025

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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

November 28, 2025

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Human Microbiome

Awareness of human microbiome may promote healthier lifestyle and more positive environmental attitudes – Olga Rook – Nature

Viruses and Phages

Long-read metagenomics reveals phage dynamics in the human gut microbiome – Jakob Wirbel- Nature

Gut microbiome

Association Between Gut Microbiota Diversity and Body Mass Index (BMI) in Healthy Young Adults in the United States: Insights Into the Gut-Brain-Metabolic Axis Using the Curated Metagenomic Data – Nenrot S. Gopep – Cureus

Industrial and agricultural chemicals exhibit antimicrobial activity against human gut bacteria in vitro – Indra Roux – Nature

Integrated multi-omics highlights alterations of gut microbiome functions in prodromal and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease – Rémy Villette – Microbiome

Respiratory Microbiome

Whole genome sequencing of the pulmonary microbiome in interstitial lung disease subtypes – Kristel S. Knudsen – Respiratory Research

Enrichment of Streptococcus oralis in respiratory microbiome enhance innate immunity and protects against influenza infection– Xiaohui Zou –  Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Animal microbiome

Non-pasteurized milk enhances early colonization and persistence of Lactobacillus species in dairy calves promoting a stable hindgut microbiome – Shengnan Qiu – Animal Advances

The interaction of microplastics with the ruminal ecosystem in vitro – J. Eichinger – Journal of Hazardous Materials

Bacterial predation in a marine host-associated microbiome – Rory M Welsh – The ISME Journal

Water Microbiome

Spontaneous fermentation of raisin water to form wine – Mamoru Hio – Scientific Reports

Nasal Microbiome

Comparative meta-transcriptomic analysis of nasal and anal microbiota in respiratory syncytial virus mono and co-infected children – Iman Dandachi – Microbiology

Bioinformatics

SHAP-based binarization enhances metataxonomic machine learning with application to gut microbiota of inflammatory bowel disease – Youngro Lee – Scientific Reports

November 27, 2025

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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

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

Oral / GI cancer microbiome

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

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

Immunology / human disease

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

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

Clinical microbiology

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

Microbial interactions

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

November 21, 2025

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Human gut microbiome

Effects of ascorbic acid on intestinal flora and metabolites of C57 mice exposed to formaldehyde in the digestive tract – Xin Ling – PLOS ONE

Consumption of non-sugar sweeteners by Brazilian adolescents and adults in 2017–2018: Socioeconomic distribution and food sources – Luisa Gazola Lage – PLOS ONE

The impact of day care attendance on antibiotic use among children aged 0–12 years: A population-based register study – Tapio Räsänen – PLOS ONE

Continuous Glucose Monitoring under standardised conditions regarding diet, exercise and stress in Healthy Young People (CGM-HYPE study) – Florian Kinny – PLOS Digital Health

Animal microbiome

Triadic relationships between pasture exposure, gastrointestinal parasites, and hindgut microbiomes in grazing lambs – Jack Jefferson – PLOS ONE

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis from raw milk of dairy cattle and ewes – Inamullah – PLOS ONE

Fate of Trypanosoma cruzi in bed bugs after oral ingestion or intrathoracic injection – Sanam Meraj – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Plant, root, and soil microbiome

Salmonella enterica exploits the auxin signaling pathway to overcome stomatal immunity – Brianna Fochs – PLOS Pathogens

Microbial Ecology

Bacterial immune systems as causes and consequences of microbiome structure – Rafael Custodio – PLOS Biology

Human respiratory microbiome

Non-canonical metatranscriptomic analysis of COVID-19 and Dengue reveals an expanded microbial and AMR landscape in COVID-19 mortality patients – Aanchal Yadav – PLOS Pathogens

Metagenomics & Bioinformatics

tvsfglasso: Time-varying scale-free graphical lasso for network estimation from time-series data – Markku Kuismin – PLOS Computational Biology

Quantifying microbial interactions based on compositional data with generalized Lotka-Volterra equations – Yue Huang – PLOS Computational Biology

Water microbiome

Diverse biophysical and molecular mechanisms drive phytoplankton sinking in response to starvation – Yanqi Wu – PLOS Biology

Phages & Viruses

ATG-3 limits Orsay virus infection in C. elegans and regulates collagen pathways – Gowri Kalugotla – PLOS Pathogens

Animal experiments

Antioxidant and antidiabetic effects of Angylocalyx oligophyllus leaves aqueous extract in pregnant diabetic rats – Christian Tenezogang Takoukam – PLOS ONE

November 14, 2025

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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)