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  • The UK Five Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy report calls for an integrated response from the academic, pharmaceutical and political sectors to combat antibiotic resistance.

    Editorial
  • 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.

    Editorial
  • This Focus issue on plant–microbe interactions showcases advances in our understanding of the intricate relationships between plants and their microbial friends and foes.

    Editorial
  • 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.

    Editorial
  • The importance of SoapBox Science and other initiatives that increase the visibility of female role models in science should not be underestimated.

    Editorial
  • 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.

    Editorial
  • The preponderance of global public health campaigns reflects the ongoing importance of the need to raise awareness of infectious diseases, and their devastating effects.

    Editorial
  • The publication of the second volume of England's annual health report has increased pressure to prioritize strategies to tackle the antibiotic resistance crisis.

    Editorial
  • Crowdsourcing efforts, such as those involved in theEscherichia coliO104 outbreak and, most recently, ash dieback disease, reflect a new era of community engagement in genomic analyses.

    Editorial
  • The publication of a new article type prompts us to have a look back at the evolution and development of the journal over the past decade.

    Editorial
  • The escalation of violence against public health workers associated with the polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan bodes ill for the global eradication effort and must cease.

    Editorial