In Brief

This study provides insights into how to determine how mimiviruses package and protect their genomes.

Two new studies report comprehensive analyses of the fungal communities associated with cancer.

This study found that the SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF8 disrupts host epigenetic regulation through histone mimicry.

A recent study investigated viral loads in clinical samples with the aim of understanding the distribution of monkeypox virus in the human body and how this distribution may be influencing viral transmission

Phage–antibiotic combination therapy was successful in treating extensively-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection following liver transplantation in a toddler.

This study reports viral transmission between two phytopathogenic species that have similar ecological niches on oilseed rape.

This study provides novel insights into the architecture of the cell division site and the dynamics of septal peptidoglycan biogenesis.

This study describes a novel parasitic interaction between bacteria and archaea.

This study of a plant–bacteria symbiosis model reveals the mechanisms of vertical transmission of symbiotic bacteria in plants.

A study in a nematode model of digestion finds that a gut commensal activates digestion by modulating host innate immunity.

This study comprehensively assesses the fitness cost of mutations conferring resistance to an antifungal drug, revealing a steep resistance–function trade-off.

This study shows how Fusobacterium nucleatum integrates a metabolic network in the oral microbiota.

A study in cell lines suggests that SARS-CoV-2 potentially spreads through tunnelling nanotubes.

This study compares insect-specific flaviviruses with those that can infect both mosquitoes and humans.

This study shows that plants recruit root bacteria that can protect them from drought.

A study in mice shows that the gut microbiota can metabolize vitamin A into retinoids.

A study in spore-forming bacteria shows that phage-encoded sigma factors can disrupt dormancy.

A field study investigates three different routes by which plant litter and soil microbiomes can disperse.

A study on a marine bacterium shows that it can form multicellular aggregates, which enable division of labour.

A study finds a pan-coronavirus antibody that targets a conserved epitope, which is exposed during SARS-CoV-2 fusion.