January 29, 2026

Animal microbiome

Host genetic background and environment have different effects on the establishment and structure of the adult worker honey bee gut microbiota – Breven Stark – PLOS ONE

Microbiota discovered in scorpion venom – Barbara Murdoch – PLOS ONE


Animal experiments / Disease models

Intestinal decontamination with rifaximin attenuates LSEC dysfunction and liver fibrosis in mice – Tingting Su – PLOS ONE

Periplaneta americana extract ameliorates recurrent oral ulcers in rats by enhancing the intestinal epithelial barrier and regulating gut microbiota – Kailing Li – PLOS ONE

Formononetin ameliorates SP-induced urticaria in mice via suppressing TAK1/MAK signaling pathway -Yan Wu –PLOS ONE

Lipopolysaccharide induced mouse depression model can better simulate changes in peripheral blood FFAs in alMDD -Jincai Pan –PLOS ONE


Human microbiome (gut & reproductive)

Stool and vaginal microbiome profiles patterns among Black and White endometrial cancer survivors: A pilot study in North Carolina – Mu Jin – PLOS ONE


Infection, immunity & host–microbe interactions

Examining the role of IgA in a persistent model of Staphylococcus aureus colonization – Yunys Perez-Betancourt – PLOS Pathogens

Diversify and conquer: How effector diversity is shaped by host–microbe co-evolution -Marion C Müller – PLOS Pathogens

Oo-No: Ophidiomyces ophidiicola–bacterial interactions and the role of skin lipids in development of ophidiomycosis – Jason W Dallas – PLOS Pathogens


Probiotics & food microbiology

In-vitro evaluation of probiotic potential of gut microbes isolated from retail chicken – Sangram Biswas – PLOS ONE


Antimicrobial resistance & clinical microbiology

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales among adult patients and their family members at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Dessie Abera – PLOS ONE


Microbiome methods & bioinformatics

PCR bias impacts microbiome ecological analyses – Dharmik R Rathod – PLOS Computational Biology

CoSMIC: A hybrid approach for large-scale, high-resolution microbial profiling of novel niches – Maor Knafo – PLOS ONE


Environmental & applied microbiology

Developing a simple, cost-effective proof-of-concept vaccine candidate against EHEC for cattle – Cecilia M Duarte – PLOS ONE

Preventive effect of bentonite against pyoderma via direct binding capability of staphylococci – Mao Kaneki – PLOS ONE

Ultraviolet light and polyethylene glycol as environmental cleaning agents to reduce contamination of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bat hibernacula – Alyssa J Stulberg – PLOS ONE


Water, pollution & human exposure

Micro- and nanoplastics in biological samples following a drinking water intervention in Barcelona, Spain – Emma Calikanzaros – PLOS Water


Human disease & biomarkers

Evidence of an allostatic response by intestinal tissues following induction of joint inflammation – Meghan M Moran – PLOS ONE

Multi-modal data to identify key factors influencing lung injury in ARDS patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation: A prospective multi-center observational study protocol – Zhimei Duan – PLOS ONE

Integrative genomic analysis reveals DHX58 as a key player in gastric cancer – Yan Li – PLOS ONE

Identifying biomarkers for diagnosis and disease activity monitoring in PSC-IBD and UC through proteomic profiling: A prospective study protocol – Ondrej Fabian – PLOS ONE

S100-alarmins, antenatal corticosteroids and the risk of late-onset sepsis in preterm infants – Gloria Kessler – PLOS ONE

Exploring the role of the key gene TNFAIP3 between periodontitis and influenza A through bioinformatic analysis and molecular docking – Mingxiang Xu – PLOS ONE

GC-MS based bioactive profiling of Phyllanthus niruri and its antibacterial potential – Zubair Khalid Labu – PLOS ONE

November 27, 2025

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