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This study shows that targeting the microbiota enzymes that are involved in the production of trimethylamine (TMA) reduces the levels of TMAN-oxide (TMAO) and is a potential therapeutic strategy for cardiovascular disease.
Two recent studies have shown that someNitrospiraspecies can oxidize ammonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate, demonstrating that the two steps of nitrification can be carried out by single microorganisms.
Two new studies show that Hsp70 inhibitors are promising candidates as antivirals against flaviviruses, including dengue virus (DENV), and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV).
This study investigates the links between diet, the gut microbiota and postprandial glycaemic responses (PPGRs), showing that differences in the gut microbiota are associated with the high interpersonal variability in the PPGRs to identical meals.
This study identifies two new polyketide metabolites ofClostridium puniceumthat enable this crop pathogen to thrive in its unusual aerobic niche while inhibiting the growth of other bacteria.
This study shows that processing of merozoite surface protein 1 (MSP1) by thePlasmodiumsubtilisin-like serine protease SUB1 enables MSP1 to interact with the host cell cytoskeleton, enabling parasite egress from red blood cells.
This study identifies a physiological role for bacterial ion channels, showing that they can propagate electrical signals throughout biofilms in a long-range process that coordinates the metabolic responses of the microbial community.
Deyet al. show that gut motility is affected by different combinations of microbiota and diet, and that turmeric affects intestinal transit, through a mechanism that involves bile acid secretion and Ret signalling.
A new study reports that the genetic diversification ofPseudomonas aeruginosawithin the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is driven by regional isolation.
These two studies report novel vaccination strategies to elicit antibodies that target the conserved stem region of haemagglutinin in order to generate protective immune responses against multiple influenza subtypes.
This study uses a new tool, VirSorter, to search for virus genomes within all publicly available bacterial and archaeal genomic datasets and finds 264 new candidate viral genera.
Two recent studies report the development of monoclonal antibodies directed against novel epitopes within the viral envelope protein of dengue virus that prevent severe infection in mouse models.
A new study shows that aBacillus subtilisbiofilm community uses metabolic co-dependency to produce growth oscillations that resolve a siege-like metabolic conflict.