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Two research groups have now identified NAIP proteins as substrate-specific receptors for the NLRC4 inflammasome.

Our monthly round-up of infectious diseases news, which this month includes the Lasker Award for the discovery of artemisinin, the discovery of a new tick-borne disease and the development of a new tuberculosis vaccine.

Binding of α-haemolysin to ADAM10 leads to epithelial barrier disruption duringS. aureusinfection.

The genome sequence and subsequent transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of the fungusArthrobotrys oligosporaprovide insight into the carnivorous lifestyle of such nematophagous fungi.

The formation of bacterial communities appears to be driven by the protein functions that are present, not the nature of the bacteria themselves.

Calprotectin enhances host killing ofStaphylococcus aureusby inhibiting the ability of the bacterium to respond to the neutrophil oxidative burst.

Our monthly round up of infectious diseases news, which this month includes funding for new antimalarial approaches, an infectious trigger for narcolepsy and mapping the spread of cholera.

Genome Watch describes a new technique for DNA amplification from a single cell.

It is time that the tremendous contribution made by Carl Woese to microbiology, medicine and biology as a whole is rewarded by the Nobel committee.

An engineeredEscherichia coli strain that specifically targets Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

The pili ofGeobacter sulfurreducensconduct electricity across long distances in a similar way to the synthetic organic polymers that are commonly used in the electronics industry.

Plants and fungi can detect the most cooperative partners and reward them with more nutrients.

Translation of the type III secretion system effector SptP is regulated by the ongoing translation of its cognate chaperone, SicP.

Gaseous ammonia produced by bacteria works as an airborne signal to modulate antibiotic resistance and oxidative stress responses in other bacteria.

The antiviral response in macrophages promotes a heightened antibacterial response that can lead to increased mortality.