July 31, 2026

Diet, Gut Health & Microbiome

Dietitian-led intervention to manage constipation in Parkinson’s disease: Study protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled trial (NUTRI-GUT-PD) – Juliana Heitich Brendler – PLOS ONE

Efficacy and safety of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics on hemoglobin and anemia in the pediatric population: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Gladys Estheysi Elías Solís – PLOS ONE

Pharmacokinetic model selection for infliximab based on inflammatory bowel disease phenotype and severity: Toward model-informed precision dosing – Ana Homšek Ilić – PLOS ONE

Pathogens, Infection & Host–Microbe Interactions

Neotropical bats as sentinels for emerging zoonoses in Central America: A case study identifying Trypanosoma cruzi in bats from Belize using metagenomic next-generation sequencing – Elissa G. Torgerson – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Viral replication dynamics: Coinfection and superinfection of Vero cells with Zika virus and West Nile virus or Zika virus and Mayaro virus – Larissa Krokovsky – PLOS ONE

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Salmonella enterica isolated from retail beef in Peshawar, Pakistan – Muhammad Jawad Ullah – PLOS ONE

Longitudinal study of a rodent invasion reveals shifts in host pathogen interactions – Andrew McManus – PLOS ONE

Noncanonical bactericidal activity of teleost type I interferon is conferred by a membrane-targeting C-terminal peptide – Han Zhang – PLOS Pathogens

A single DNA methylation site regulates cell fate during Clostridioides difficile sporulation – Pola Kuhn – PLOS Genetics

Microbial Genomics & Systems Biology

A systems biology approach to find representative genes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia– Behnam Aghajan – PLOS ONE

Aquatic & Animal Microbiology

Influence of salinity on growth, nutrient utilization, and gene expression of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) – Farhana Ahamed Shanila – PLOS ONE

Metabolism, Inflammation & Human Health

Integrated computational analysis identifies FABP4, PTGS2, and HPGD as key molecular targets linking PET microplastic exposure to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease – Yi Zhang – PLOS ONE

Exploring the mechanism of Shuangyu Granule in regulating immune-inflammatory responses in influenza through UPLC-Orbitrap-MS/MS, GC-MS, and network target analysis – Ling Sun – PLOS ONE

Cardiometabolic risk pathways in adults with disabilities: A structural equation model of diet quality and functional ability – Radwan Qasrawi – PLOS ONE

Neuroscience & Neurodegeneration

Research advances in key genes and regulatory mechanisms of posttranslational modifications in Parkinson’s disease – Bangzhi Wang – PLOS ONE

Clinical & Healthcare Research

HF-OCAQ: Oral comfort assessment in heart failure patients – Mei Lu – PLOS ONE

Mental Health

Spirituality as a coping resource: Towards integration into mental health framework – Sajama Nepali – PLOS Mental Health

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