Phylogenetic tree of Enterococcus faecalis genomes. Genomes containing IS256 are shown in red. Kirsch et al 2023
Image Credit: Joshua M. Kirsch.
Pearls
Advances in understanding infections caused by the basal fungus Mucor
PLOS Pathogens: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011394
It takes two to tango: How immune responses and metabolic changes jointly shape cardiac Chagas disease
PLOS Pathogens: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011399
Advancing the central role of non-model biorepositories in predictive modeling of emerging pathogens
PLOS Pathogens: published June 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011410
Vaccination is an integral strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance
PLOS Pathogens: published June 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011379
An oldie but a goodie: Methenamine as a nonantibiotic solution to the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections
PLOS Pathogens: published June 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011405
The interplay between bile acids and mucosal adaptive immunity
PLOS Pathogens: published June 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011356
The HPV Serology Laboratory leads an initiative to standardize and harmonize human papillomavirus serology assays
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011403
Review
A nod to the bond between NOD2 and mycobacteria
PLOS Pathogens: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011389
Research Articles
Antibody signatures in hospitalized hand, foot and mouth disease patients with acute enterovirus A71 infection
PLOS Pathogens: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011420
Identification of orphan histidine kinases that impact sporulation and enterotoxin production by Clostridium perfringens type F strain SM101 in a pathophysiologically-relevant ex vivo mouse intestinal contents model
PLOS Pathogens: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011429
An essential role for an Fe-S cluster protein in the cytochrome c oxidase complex of Toxoplasma parasites
PLOS Pathogens: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011430
Regulation of EBNA1 protein stability and DNA replication activity by PLOD1 lysine hydroxylase
PLOS Pathogens: published June 1, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010478
HIV-1 capsid stability enables inositol phosphate-independent infection of target cells and promotes integration into genes
PLOS Pathogens: published June 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011423
The methylglyoxal pathway is a sink for glutathione in Salmonella experiencing oxidative stress
PLOS Pathogens: published June 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011441
Targeted IS-element sequencing uncovers transposition dynamics during selective pressure in enterococci
PLOS Pathogens: published June 2, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011424
The PRMT5/WDR77 complex restricts hepatitis E virus replication
PLOS Pathogens: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011434
Two cold shock domain containing proteins trigger the development of infectious Trypanosoma brucei
PLOS Pathogens: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011438
The velvet family proteins mediate low resistance to isoprothiolane in Magnaporthe oryzae
PLOS Pathogens: published June 5, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011011
TNF licenses macrophages to undergo rapid caspase-1, -11, and -8-mediated cell death that restricts Legionella pneumophila infection
PLOS Pathogens: published June 6, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010767
A special satellite-like RNA of a novel hypovirus from Pestalotiopsis fici broadens the definition of fungal satellite
PLOS Pathogens: published June 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010889
Novel viruses of the family Partitiviridae discovered in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
PLOS Pathogens: published June 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011418
PfCRT mutations conferring piperaquine resistance in falciparum malaria shape the kinetics of quinoline drug binding and transport
PLOS Pathogens: published June 7, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011436
Gas6 ameliorates intestinal mucosal immunosenescence to prevent the translocation of a gut pathobiont, Klebsiella pneumoniae, to the liver
PLOS Pathogens: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011139
Genome-wide phage susceptibility analysis in Acinetobacter baumannii reveals capsule modulation strategies that determine phage infectivity
PLOS Pathogens: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010928
Human cytomegalovirus UL138 interaction with USP1 activates STAT1 in infection
PLOS Pathogens: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011185
Scalable cryopreservation of infectious Cryptosporidium hominis oocysts by vitrification
PLOS Pathogens: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011425
The host phylogeny determines viral infectivity and replication across Staphylococcus host species
PLOS Pathogens: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011433
Viral proteogenomic and expression profiling during productive replication of a skin-tropic herpesvirus in the natural host
PLOS Pathogens: published June 8, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011204
Replicative Acinetobacter baumannii strains interfere with phagosomal maturation by modulating the vacuolar pH
PLOS Pathogens: published June 9, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011173
Rapid adaptation to a novel pathogen through disease tolerance in a wild songbird
PLOS Pathogens: published June 9, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011408
Genetic variation of the HIV-1 subtype C transmitted/founder viruses long terminal repeat elements and the impact on transcription activation potential and clinical disease outcomes
PLOS Pathogens: published June 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011194
Symptomatic malaria enhances protection from reinfection with homologous Plasmodium falciparum parasites
PLOS Pathogens: published June 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011442
Multidimensional analysis of immune cells from COVID-19 patients identified cell subsets associated with the severity at hospital admission
PLOS Pathogens: published June 13, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011432
SPI-1 virulence gene expression modulates motility of Salmonella Typhimurium in a proton motive force- and adhesins-dependent manner
PLOS Pathogens: published June 14, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011451
Long non-coding RNAs regulate Aedes aegypti vector competence for Zika virus and reproduction
PLOS Pathogens: published June 15, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011440
HTLV-1 Hbz protein, but not hbz mRNA secondary structure, is critical for viral persistence and disease development
PLOS Pathogens: published June 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011459
Regulation of PKR-dependent RNA translation inhibition by TRIM21 upon virus infection or other stress
PLOS Pathogens: published June 16, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011443
Artificial trans-kingdom RNAi of FolRDR1 is a potential strategy to control tomato wilt disease
PLOS Pathogens: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011463
Filarial DAF-12 sense the host serum to resume iL3 development during infection
PLOS Pathogens: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011462
Selection for insecticide resistance can promote Plasmodium falciparum infection in Anopheles
PLOS Pathogens: published June 20, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011448
TRIM21 restricts influenza A virus replication by ubiquitination-dependent degradation of M1
PLOS Pathogens: published June 21, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011472
Dysregulated metabolism of the late herpes simplex virus 1 transcriptome through the vhs-VP22 axis uncouples virus cytopathic effect and virus production
PLOS Pathogens: published June 21, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010966
Divergent RNA viruses infecting sea lice, major ectoparasites of fish
PLOS Pathogens: published June 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011386
Effector-mediated subversion of proteasome activator (PA)28αβ enhances host defense against Legionella pneumophila under inflammatory and oxidative stress conditions
PLOS Pathogens: published June 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011473
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PLOS Pathogens: published June 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011455
Temperature-dependent carrier state mediated by H-NS promotes the long-term coexistence of Y. pestis and a phage in soil
PLOS Pathogens: published June 22, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011470
Live-attenuated pediatric parainfluenza vaccine expressing 6P-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is protective against SARS-CoV-2 variants in hamsters
PLOS Pathogens: published June 23, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011057
Deficiency in Galectin-3, -8, and -9 impairs immunity to chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection but not acute infection with multiple intracellular pathogens
PLOS Pathogens: published June 23, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011088
A malaria parasite phospholipase facilitates efficient asexual blood stage egress
PLOS Pathogens: published June 23, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011449
Lipopolysaccharide transport regulates bacterial sensitivity to a cell wall-degrading intermicrobial toxin
PLOS Pathogens: published June 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011454
The role of manganese in morphogenesis and pathogenesis of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans
PLOS Pathogens: published June 26, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011478
HPV E6 inhibits E6AP to regulate epithelial homeostasis by modulating keratinocyte differentiation commitment and YAP1 activation
PLOS Pathogens: published June 28, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011464
Two mutually exclusive evolutionary scenarios for allexiviruses that overcome host RNA silencing and autophagy by regulating viral CRP expression
PLOS Pathogens: published June 28, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011457
LygA retention on the surface of Listeria monocytogenes via its interaction with wall teichoic acid modulates bacterial homeostasis and virulence
PLOS Pathogens: published June 28, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011482
Antigen pressure from two founder viruses induces multiple insertions at a single antibody position to generate broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011416
An intact S-layer is advantageous to Clostridioides difficile within the host
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011015
Intraluminal neutrophils limit epithelium damage by reducing pathogen assault on intestinal epithelial cells during Salmonella gut infection
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011235
Neutralization profiles of HIV-1 viruses from the VRC01 Antibody Mediated Prevention (AMP) trials
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011469
The exception that proves the rule: Virulence gene expression at the onset of Plasmodium falciparum blood stage infections
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011468
Central carbon flux controls growth/damage balance for Streptococcus pyogenes
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011481
CD1 and iNKT cells mediate immune responses against the GBS hemolytic lipid toxin induced by a non-toxic analog
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011490
Targeting the MR1-MAIT cell axis improves vaccine efficacy and affords protection against viral pathogens
PLOS Pathogens: published June 29, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011485
α-Synuclein seeding activity in duodenum biopsies from Parkinson’s disease patients
PLOS Pathogens: published June 30, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011456
High-throughput super-resolution analysis of influenza virus pleomorphism reveals insights into viral spatial organization
PLOS Pathogens: published June 30, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011484
Correction
Correction: An aquatic virus exploits the IL6-STAT3-HSP90 signaling axis to promote viral entry
PLOS Pathogens: published June 12, 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011444