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In this study, Cross, Woolsey, Prasad et al. report obeldesivir as a promising post-exposure prophylaxis for filoviruses.

This study shows that metabolites from both an infecting pathogen and the gut microbiota of the host are major determinants of survival from bacterial sepsis in mice.

In this Journal Club, Flora Vincent revisits a paper that summarized the ecological roles of microorganisms in the ocean ecosystem and that greatly impacted the field of marine microbiology.

In a recent study, Lin et al. uncovered that a single substitution in the bovine influenza H5N1 haemagglutinin protein switches the specificity to human receptors.

A recent study found that soil microbial communities show consistent and predictable responses to extreme climatic events.

A recent study shows that the commensal bacterium Lactiplantibacillus plantarum recognizes the foregut of the fruit fly as its physical niche via sugar-binding adhesins.

In this study, Castells-Nobau et al. show that bacteriophages present in the gut microbiome contribute to the regulation of food addiction.

In this journal club, Lucy Thorne discusses a paper that compares pandemic and non-pandemic HIV and shows that the ability of pandemic HIV to effectively evade the host’s innate immune response is a key factor in its pandemic potential.

This study shows that the Campylobacter jejuni-derived genotoxin named cytolethal distending toxin promotes colorectal cancer metastasis.

In this study, Padhi et al. demonstrate the potential of metagenomics-based approaches for the discovery of natural products from complex ecosystems.

This Genome Watch article highlights recent findings that expand the known diversity of methanogenic archaea and the metagenomic evidence that led to their identification and cultivation.

In a recent study, Gaborieau, Vaysset, Tesson et al. developed a method to predict phage–host specificity using genomic data.

In a recent study, Liu, Huang, Guo, McCallum et al. present a method to create functional, customized coronavirus receptors, which could facilitate the development of infection models that do not rely on native receptors.

Loveridge and Sigala uncover a divalent metal transporter that is required for cellular iron metabolism in Plasmodium falciparum parasites.

In this study, Tofani et al. demonstrate that the gut microbiota regulates stress responsiveness in mice via the circadian system.

This study provides insights into how adaptive changes in evolved microbial communities can affect pathogen invasion.

In this study, Ge et al. develop a mimic of natural killer cells to target and eliminate intracellular Staphylococcus aureus.

This Genome Watch discusses the use of metagenomic sequencing to investigate resistome dynamics in river ecosystems and their associations with the mobilome and microbiome, underscoring the role of rivers as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance genes.

A strategic dialogue on ‘gender justice in the HIV response’ held at the 25th International AIDS Conference highlighted how bias and discrimination against women and girls in all their diversities disadvantages them in the HIV response. Ending AIDS requires increased participation and leadership by diverse women at all levels of the HIV response.

This study shows that high-level resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus involves an alternative mode of cell division.