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The continued rise in antimicrobial resistance shows that the current efforts to combat the crisis are not enough. More global leadership from policymakers and the industry is needed.
Microbiome research has attracted considerable attention, partially because of the potential to manipulate the microbiome for human health. To fulfil this promise, tractable methods and cautious interpretation of results are needed.
Nature Reviews Microbiology celebrates its 15th anniversary and with it the microbiology community, many of whom have contributed directly and indirectly to the journal.
This Focus issue on biogeochemistry highlights the metabolic versatility in microbial communities and the significance of microbial contributions to the flow of elements in Earth's biogeochemical cycles.
This issue marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of the landmark article by Carl Woese and George Fox in which they proposed the Archaea as a third domain of life.
This issue marks the publication of a Consensus Statement that proposes the integration of viruses that are only characterized by metagenomic data into virus taxonomy.
This Focus issue on bacterial growth, highlights the versatility and adaptability with which bacterial cells respond to their environmental and community context.
The Longitude Prize 2014 has stimulated debate over the true purpose of these initiatives and whether the public can rise to the challenge of making such decisions.
This Focus issue highlights the growth of synthetic biology as a vibrant and vigorous scientific discipline that has its roots firmly grounded in microbiology.
The publication of the Annual Epidemiological Report from the ECDC gives a snapshot of the most important communicable disease threats faced by the EU.
The UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy report calls for an integrated response from the academic, pharmaceutical and political sectors to combat antibiotic resistance.
As World AIDS Day approaches, and the 30th anniversary year of the isolation of HIV-1 draws to a close, it is timely to reflect on the past, present and future of HIV/AIDS research.
This Focus issue on plant–microbe interactions showcases advances in our understanding of the intricate relationships between plants and their microbial friends and foes.
In celebration of our tenth anniversary, we revisit selected topics from the first few issues of the journal and assess the progress that has been made over the past decade.
The rise of the 'citizen science' movement in microbiology provides an opportunity for public engagement and the chance to gather essential data on a large scale.
