January 28, 2026

Reproductive / Urogenital Microbiome & Host–Pathogen Interactions

The interactive relationship between Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides pyogenes, and Porphyromonas levii in driving inflammatory uterine diseaseDianjun Cao – microbiome

 Gut Microbiome, Diet, and Host Health

Total and different types of olive oil consumption, gut microbiota, and cognitive function changes in older adultsJiaqi Ni – microbiome

Environmental Microbiome & Antimicrobial Resistance (Resistome)

Beyond borders: plasmids drive a shared antibiotic resistome in European urban water systems

Wanli He – microbiome

Spatial and temporal patterns of public transit aerobiomesRussell J. S. Or – microbiome

Food Chain, Meat Microbiome & Resistome Dynamics

Microbiome and resistome successions in pig carcasses and fresh pork meat throughout slaughtering, processing and shelf-lifeElena Fernández-Trapote – microbiome

Microbiome–Immune System Interactions

Commensal microbe-derived butyrate enhances T follicular helper cell function to boost mucosal vaccine efficacyHaeun Ko – microbiome

Animal microbiome

A culturomics approach reveals cross-feeding capacity of intestinal pig bacteria upon release of inositol from phytateLena-Sophie Paul – microbiome

January 23, 2026

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 invasionAdenrele 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