Nature Microbiology
An online-only monthly journal interested in all aspects of microorganisms, be it their evolution, physiology and cell biology; their interactions with each other, with a host or with an environment; or their societal significance.
Growth rate has long been known to correlate with antibiotic efficacy. In our paper "Bacterial metabolic state more accurately predicts antibiotic lethality than growth rate", we show that bacterial metabolic state in fact does an even better job.
Digging into the importance of bacterial DMSP synthesis in saltmarsh sediments
Our recent paper 'Bacteria are important dimethylsulfoniopropionate producers in coastal sediments' delves deeper into the contribution of bacterial DMSP production in coastal sediments compared to open seawater, with some interesting discoveries along the way...
Global phylogeography and ancient evolution of the widespread human gut virus crAssphage
Rob Edwards and Bas Dutilh describe the genesis and evolution of their paper describing the global phylogeography of crAssphage.
Direct interaction of Flu and pneumococcal
The first vaccination approach based on mixing whole inactivated virus with whole inactivated bacteria to enhance pathogen-specific immunity.