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A systematic review shows no evidence of harm or benefit of antibiotic combinations on resistance evolution as clinical data lack statistical power to draw definitive conclusions, highlighting a knowledge gap.

SIRT1 and SIRT3-mediated immunometabolic shift governs intracellular Salmonella proliferation both in vitro and in vivo and dissemination in mice, thereby influencing the infection outcomes.

Iron-chelating pyoverdines from environmental Pseudomonas spp. show promising antibacterial activity against key human pathogens through the induction of iron starvation, while associated toxicity for host systems remains low.

RiboD-PETRI, a cost-effective, equipment-free plate-based scRNA-seq technique that integrates a unique bacterial rRNA depletion protocol, significantly enhancing mRNA detection rate and revealing within-population heterogeneity, offering valuable insights for research applications.

Livestock abortion surveillance can capture valuable information on important livestock pathogens, including those that are zoonotic and with epidemic potential, revealing importance of timely collection of diagnostic samples for attribution.

12 new class IIb microcins have been structurally identified, phylogenetically assessed, and functionally tested for their antimicrobial activity, increasing the total number of these bacteriocins to 17.

Plasmodium parasites have repurposed the heme oxygenase scaffold from its canonical heme-degrading function to fulfill an essential and adaptive role in gene expression within the apicoplast organelle.

A previously unknown lipid modification by a bacterial antibiotic resistance enzyme was identified through the analysis of a family of antibiotic resistance enzyme sequences with a machine learning approach.

Secreted effector proteins of Toxoplasma gondii parasites create a supportive immune environment in mice, allowing individually less fit mutants to thrive and evade detection by in vivo CRISPR screens.

FipA is a novel component required for bacteria that rely on FlhF/FlhG to properly localize their flagella to the cell pole.