Animal microbiome
Bacterial-archaeal co-occurrence in honey bee gut microbiomes across host species and management regimes -Jian-Ping Ying –PLOS ONE
Bacterial community associated with the surface and inside of centipede forcipules: Identification and characterization -Yasutaka Tanaka – PLOS ONE
Human reproductive & urinary microbiome
Vaginal chlorhexidine gluconate versus fluconazole for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: A randomized noninferiority trial – Cathrin Alvendal – PLOS ONE
Infection and transplantation / Host–microbe interactions
DnaK supports intracellular persistence of Staphylococcus xylosus and confers mechanical resilience to a human breast cancer cell line – Lei Ye – PLOS ONE
Investigation of a viable but non-culturable state in Porphyromonas gingivalis and host cell invasion – Adenrele Oludiran – PLOS ONE
Microbial ecology & symbiosis
Mono-mix strategy enables comparative proteomics of a cross-kingdom microbial symbiosis – Sunnyjoy Dupuis – PLOS ONE
Oral microbiome & animal experiments
Effects of glycyrrhizin on healing and prevention of recurrent aphthous stomatitis in hamster models – Fumie Shiba – PLOS ONE
Plant, soil & ecological microbiome
Tree species-specific strategies of soil aggregation driven by SOC–GRSP coupling under nitrogen addition and precipitation reduction -Mingxin Zhou – PLOS ONE
Microbial genomics & bioremediation
Genomic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii DUEMBL6 reveals diesel bioremediation potential and biosafety concerns – Nizam Uddin – PLOS ONE
Human gut & inflammatory disease
Identification of hypoxia- and mitophagy-related diagnostic biomarkers for ulcerative colitis based on bioinformatic analysis and machine learning – Zewei Sheng – PLOS ONE
Oral & dental archaeology / Ancient microbiome
Paleo-proteomic analysis of Iron Age dental calculus provides direct evidence of Scythian reliance on ruminant dairy – Jaruschka Pecnik – PLOS ONE
Cancer & clinical oncology
Radiomics profiling combined with clinical risk factors for preoperative lymphatic metastasis prediction in colorectal cancer: A multicenter study – Fangda Guo – PLOS ONE
Toxicology & respiratory health
Potential mechanisms and effects of AFB1-induced asthma: A comprehensive analysis based on network toxicology and molecular docking – Zhiyue Yu – PLOS ONE
Human development & diet (archaeology / isotopes)
Fed the same way? Exploring the influence of breastfeeding, weaning, and childhood diet on adult sex ratios through stable isotope analysis of incremental dentine in Medieval Tuscany – Alessio Amaro – PLOS ONE