Author Correction: A dual-targeting antifungal is effective against multidrug-resistant human fungal pathogens
Nature » Microbiology
by Min Zhou, Longqiang Liu, Zihao Cong, Weinan Jiang, Ximian Xiao, Jiayang Xie, Zhengjie Luo, Sheng Chen, Yueming Wu, Xinying Xue, Ning Shao, Runhui Liu
2d ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 30 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01709-7 Author Correction: A dual-targeting antifungal is effective against multidrug-resistant human fungal pathogens ..read more
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Akkermansia muciniphila exoglycosidases target extended blood group antigens to generate ABO-universal blood
Nature » Microbiology
by Mathias Jensen, Linn Stenfelt, Jennifer Ricci Hagman, Michael Jakob Pichler, Julia Weikum, Tine Sofie Nielsen, Annika Hult, Jens Preben Morth, Martin L. Olsson, Maher Abou Hachem
4d ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 29 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01663-4 Discovery, biochemical and structural characterization of exoglycosidases from Akkermansia muciniphila reveals combinations that efficiently target extended A and B blood group antigens to produce ABO-universal blood for transfusions ..read more
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Gut microorganism enzymes unlock universal blood
Nature » Microbiology
by Timothy J. Satchwell, Natalie Di Bartolo, Ashley M. Toye
4d ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 29 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01682-1 Exoglycosidases isolated from the mucolytic gut bacteria Akkermansia muciniphila bring enzymatic conversion of A and B blood group erythrocytes to blood group O a step closer ..read more
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Author Correction: Structure of Geobacter cytochrome OmcZ identifies mechanism of nanowire assembly and conductivity
Nature » Microbiology
by Yangqi Gu, Matthew J. Guberman-Pfeffer, Vishok Srikanth, Cong Shen, Fabian Giska, Kallol Gupta, Yuri Londer, Fadel A. Samatey, Victor S. Batista, Nikhil S. Malvankar
4d ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 29 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01702-0 Author Correction: Structure of Geobacter cytochrome OmcZ identifies mechanism of nanowire assembly and conductivity ..read more
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Rethinking the burden of latent tuberculosis to reprioritize research
Nature » Microbiology
by Marcel A. Behr, Paul H. Edelstein, Lalita Ramakrishnan
4d ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 26 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01683-0 Analyses refuting the dogma that a quarter of the world’s population is latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis emphasize the need for a redirection of research priorities ..read more
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Age and sex influence antibody profiles associated with tuberculosis progression
Nature » Microbiology
by Leela R. L. Davies, Chuangqi Wang, Pia Steigler, Kathryn A. Bowman, Stephanie Fischinger, Mark Hatherill, Michelle Fisher, Stanley Kimbung Mbandi, Miguel Rodo, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Hazel M. Dockrell, Jayne S. Sutherland, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, W. Henry Boom, Gerhard Walzl, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann, Elisa Nemes, Thomas J. Scriba, Douglas Lauffenburger, Galit Alter, Sarah M. Fortune
1w ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 24 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01678-x Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antibody responses in previously exposed South African cohorts reveals that profile features associated with progression to active tuberculosis are affected by age and sex ..read more
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SARS and synapses
Nature » Microbiology
by Harris A. Gelbard, Wesley Chiang
1w ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 23 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01685-y SARS-CoV-2 infection can be associated with ‘brain fog’ and persistent neurologic disease, especially in the elderly, with the possibility of direct viral particle interference with normal synaptic transmission ..read more
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The nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys oligospora detects prey pheromones via G protein-coupled receptors
Nature » Microbiology
by Chih-Yen Kuo, Rebecca J. Tay, Hung-Che Lin, Sheng-Chian Juan, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Yu-Chu Chang, Jason Hoki, Frank C. Schroeder, Yen-Ping Hsueh
1w ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 22 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01679-w Nematode signals such as ascarosides are sensed by G protein-coupled receptors of a nematode-trapping fungus, resulting in fungal activation of cAMP–PKA signalling and trap development ..read more
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Targeted accurate RNA consensus sequencing (tARC-seq) reveals mechanisms of replication error affecting SARS-CoV-2 divergence
Nature » Microbiology
by Catherine C. Bradley, Chen Wang, Alasdair J. E. Gordon, Alice X. Wen, Pamela N. Luna, Matthew B. Cooke, Brendan F. Kohrn, Scott R. Kennedy, Vasanthi Avadhanula, Pedro A. Piedra, Olivier Lichtarge, Chad A. Shaw, Shannon E. Ronca, Christophe Herman
1w ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 22 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01655-4 Targeted accurate RNA consensus sequencing enables study of de novo errors caused by RNA-dependent RNA polymerases and provides deeper insights into how SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity emerges ..read more
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Cerastecins inhibit membrane lipooligosaccharide transport in drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Nature » Microbiology
by Hao Wang, Andrii Ishchenko, Jason Skudlarek, Pamela Shen, Liudmila Dzhekieva, Ronald E. Painter, Yun-Ting Chen, Marina Bukhtiyarova, Andrew Leithead, Rodger Tracy, Kerim Babaoglu, Carolyn Bahnck-Teets, Alexei Buevich, Tamara D. Cabalu, Marc Labroli, Henry Lange, Ying Lei, Wei Li, Jian Liu, Paul A. Mann, Tao Meng, Helen J. Mitchell, James Mulhearn, Giovanna Scapin, Deyou Sha, Anthony W. Shaw, Qian Si, Ling Tong, Chengwei Wu, Zhe Wu, Jing Chen Xiao, Min Xu, Li-Kang Zhang, David McKenney, Randy R. Miller, Todd A. Black, Andrew Cooke, Carl J. Balibar, Daniel J. Klein, Izzat Raheem, Scott S. Walker
1w ago
Nature Microbiology, Published online: 22 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01667-0 Antibiotics to treat carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection are an urgent need. The cerastecins are potent, bactericidal and efficacious in animal models of infection, and may enable new treatment modalities targeting LOS transport ..read more
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