Research Highlights

In this study, Prasad et al. show that Alcanivorax borkumensis optimizes oil consumption via formation of tubular biofilms.

This study shows that intercellular long extensions promote the evasion of antibody neutralization and the efficient intercellular transmission of chikungunya virus in vitro and in vivo.

This study shows that a gut peptide is active against virulent forms of Candida albicans, thus contributing to the maintenance of fungal commensalism.

In this study, Huang et al. discover Delftia tsuruhatensis TC1, a mosquito symbiotic bacterium that inhibits parasite development via the secretion of a small molecule.

In this study, Sharafutdinov et al. report a single nucleotide polymorphism in the gene encoding the HtrA protease of Helicobacter pylori that is associated with gastric cancer.

This study shows that Haloferax volcanii uses its type IV pili for cell attachment to a surface and mechanical cohesion between cells under flow conditions, thus promoting biofilm development.

In this study, Gül et al. show that usage of different carbon sources by Enterobacteriaceae strains determines their expansion and co-existence in the mouse gut and favours plasmid transfer.

The study reveals how a satellite phage-encoded protein directs the assembly of coat proteins into small capsids.

In this study, Tsuji et al. report the glycolipid 7DW8-5 that exploits the host innate immune system to control SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus infections.

The authors developed a refillable, long-acting subcutaneous nanofluidic antiretroviral delivery implant that conferred protection against infection with simian–human immunodeficiency virus in rhesus macaques.

In this study, Douglas et al. examine the role of the staphylococcal TcaA protein in human serum susceptibility during bacteraemia.

In this study, Irazoki et al. show that Vibrio cholerae releases d-amino acids into the environment, which are sensed by a bacterial chemoreceptor to prompt a repellent chemotactic response.

This study provides insights into the mechanism whereby Citrobacter rodentium transitions from the intestinal lumen to its mucosal niche.

This study reports that human BTN3A3 restricts replication of avian influenza A viruses (IAVs) but not human IAVs, and that BTN3A3 evasion promotes spillover into humans.

This study suggests that pre-existing DENV immunity has a negative effect on the pathogenesis of secondary ZIKV infection during pregnancy in marmosets.

This study reveals the conformational changes of the utilisome that facilitate glycan processing and import.

This study reports that an engineered bee symbiont provides protection against Nosema ceranae infection.

In this study, Fidelle et al. show that recolonization of the gut by Enterocloster spp. after antibiotic treatment compromises the anticancer effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

In this study, Catchpole et al. identify the first self-transmissible conjugative plasmid in the euryarchaeon Thermococcus sp. 33-3 and use it to genetically modify diverse hyperthermophilic archaea.

In this study, Vidakovic et al. show that during infection Vibrio cholerae forms biofilms on the surface of human immune cells to kill them and then disperses.