Gut & Human Microbiome

The microbiome and gut–lung axis in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease – Ria N. Thompson – PLOS Pathogens

Alterations in the gut microbiota of alcoholic cirrhosis patients infected with Clonorchis sinensis in the Pearl River Delta region of China – Aijun Huang – PLOS ONE

Association between dietary B vitamins intake and age-specific blood pressure: A cross-sectional study in American adults – Xianfeng Li – PLOS ONE

Animal & Environmental Microbiomes

Cuts or carcasses? Diet form affects fecal microbial and animal fiber fractions in a large carnivore, the Asiatic lion – Mengmeng Sun – PLOS ONE

From pre-oral secretions to gut digestion: How do Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae handle Leishmania major? – Azam Malekian – PLOS ONE

Pathogenicity and transmission of Morganella morganii in honey bees – Yijun Chen – PLOS Pathogens

Mitogenomics of the tropical bont tick Amblyomma variegatum reveals vertical and horizontal transmission of Rickettsia africae – Elisha Chatanga – PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Regulation of lipid metabolism in Spodoptera frugiperda by the symbiotic bracovirus of the gregarious parasitoid Cotesia ruficrus – Xian Li – PLOS Pathogens

The genome of Gallaecimonas pentaromativorans strain 10A, isolated from a Pacific oyster, sheds light on an environmentally widespread genus with remarkable metabolic potential – Yasmine Gouin – PLOS ONE

Plant, Soil & Microbial Ecology

Starve or share? Phosphate availability shapes plant–microbe interactions – Maja Schmidt – PLOS Pathogens

PMA-qPCA: Accelerating the market release of high-quality Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens inoculant – Mariana Cap – PLOS ONE

Ancient & Evolutionary Microbiomes

Targeted pathogen profiling of ancient feces reveals common enteric infections in the Rio Zape Valley, 725–920 CE – Drew Capone – PLOS ONE

Health, Disease & Microbial Interactions

Differential regulation of the eicosanoid biosynthesis pathway in response to Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei infection in Litopenaeus vannamei – Wananit Wimuttisuk – PLOS ONE

Microplastic exposure and allergic rhinitis: Network toxicology and molecular docking insights – Yaojun Wang – PLOS ONE

Comparative evaluation of the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and cytotoxic properties of essential oils from vetiver, lemongrass, and clove buds with implications for topical application – Acharawan Thongmee – PLOS ONE