Unraveling the role of mobile genetic elements in antibiotic resistance transmission and defense strategies in bacteria by Ranjith Kumavath, Puja Gupta, Eswar Rao Tatta, Mahima S. Mohan, Simi Asma Salim, Siddhardha Busi

“…With an emphasis on pathogenic bacteria, this review highlights the salient features of the MGEs that contribute to the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. …”
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<i>ZmNLR</i><i>-7</i>-Mediated Synergistic Regulation of ROS, Hormonal Signaling, and Defense Gene Networks Drives Maize Immunity to Southern Corn Leaf Blight by Bo Su, Xiaolan Yang, Rui Zhang, Shijie Dong, Ying Liu, Hubiao Jiang, Guichun Wu, Ting Ding

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Rhizosphere-triggered viral lysogeny mediates microbial metabolic reprogramming to enhance arsenic oxidation by Xinwei Song, Yiling Wang, Youjing Wang, Kankan Zhao, Di Tong, Ruichuan Gao, Xiaofei Lv, Dedong Kong, Yunjie Ruan, Mengcen Wang, Xianjin Tang, Fangbai Li, Yongming Luo, Yongguan Zhu, Jianming Xu, Bin Ma

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Epidemiology and surveillance of West Nile virus in the Mediterranean Basin during 2010–2023: A systematic review by Ibrahim Abbas, Fahad Ahmed, Hira Muqaddas, Alberto Alberti, Antonio Varcasia, Luigi Sedda

“…Among these pathogens, the West Nile virus (WNV) became endemic in the region. …”
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Visualizing germination of microbiota endospores in the mammalian gut by Ningning Xu, Liyuan Lin, Yahui Du, Huibin Lin, Jia Song, Chaoyong Yang, Wei Wang

“…Transmission of bacterial endospores between the environment and people and the following germination in vivo play critical roles in both the deadly infections of some bacterial pathogens and the stabilization of the commensal microbiotas in humans. …”
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Development of a semicomprehensive detection method for paramyxoviruses and its validation using Indonesian bats by Dela Ria Nesti, Kyoko Hayashida, Tatsuki Sugi, Wayan T. Artama, Hery Wijayanto, Naoko Kawai, Junya Yamagishi

“…Bats were reported as important reservoir hosts for many emerging zoonotic diseases. To mitigate the risk, understanding bat virome and their distribution is indispensable. …”
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Insects in agricultural greenhouses: a metagenomic analysis of microbes in Trialeurodes vaporariorum infesting tomato and cucumber crops by Abeer Qush, Nada Assaad, Fatima Abdulla Alkhayat, Mohammed Saif Al-Kuwari, Nasser Al-Khalaf, Maya Bassil, Hadi M. Yassine, Hadi M. Yassine, Asad Zeidan, Rozaimi Razali, Rozaimi Razali, Layla Kamareddine, Layla Kamareddine

“…To do so, we traced the abundance of TRIAVA in the tomato and cucumber grown greenhouse sectors over the period of the study, analyzed its metagenome and associated its abundance with crop yield.Results and discussionOur findings revealed TRIAVA hosted microbes with aptitudes to either serve as symbiotic microorganisms and protect TRIAVA against pathogens or to potentially cause damage to crops. …”
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Quantitative multi-pathway assessment of exposure to Escherichia coli for infants in Rural Ethiopia. by Yuke Wang, Yang Yang, Crystal M Slanzi, Xiaolong Li, Amanda Ojeda, Fevi Paro, Loïc Deblais, Habib Yakubu, Bahar Mummed Hassen, Halengo Game, Kedir Teji Roba, Elizabeth Schieber, Abdulmuen Mohammed Ibrahim, Jeylan Wolyie, Jemal Yusuf Hassen, Gireesh Rajashekara, Sarah L McKune, Arie H Havelaar, Christine L Moe, Song Liang

“…However, understanding the specifics of when, where, and how young children in LMICs are exposed to enteric pathogens and the roles of animal reservoirs, environmental media, and human hosts play during exposure remains limited. …”
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