Phaik Yeong Cheah, Sonia Lewycka, Jantina de Vries
{"title":"Tracing epistemic injustice in global antimicrobial resistance research.","authors":"Phaik Yeong Cheah, Sonia Lewycka, Jantina de Vries","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.02.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2025.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This commentary explores whether there is epistemic injustice in global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research - who sets priorities, who produces knowledge, and which types of knowledge are valued. We argue that epistemic injustice may have created blind spots in policy. Addressing this requires a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Disentangling microbial interaction networks.","authors":"Leonardo Oña, Shryli K Shreekar, Christian Kost","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The structure and function of microbial communities is shaped by intricate ecological interactions amongst the constituent microorganisms. Thus, a mechanistic understanding of emergent community-level functions requires knowledge on how the architecture of the underlying interaction networks affects these properties. To address this, researchers employ different sequencing-based and experimental approaches to infer the topology of a given network. However, it remains generally unclear which method is best suited for quantifying critical network parameters. Here we provide a comparative overview of different approaches serving this purpose, with particular emphasis on their strengths and weaknesses. In this way, our work can help to guide the design of studies that aim at unraveling structure-function relationships in microbial communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"'Candidatus Methanoperedens'.","authors":"Hanna Zehnle, Marie C Schoelmerich","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143558163","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in MicrobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.012
Kelsie M Nauta, Nicholas O Burton
{"title":"H<sub>2</sub>S regulation of a host-microbe interaction.","authors":"Kelsie M Nauta, Nicholas O Burton","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is often difficult to identify the molecular mechanisms that underlie interactions between species. Using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system,Patange et al. recently demonstrated that H<sub>2</sub>S mediates interactions between C. elegans and Actinobacteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"258-259"},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143366063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in MicrobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.010
Deepanshu Singla, Abigail E Rose, Wenhan Zhu
{"title":"Small intestine changes, large intestine problems.","authors":"Deepanshu Singla, Abigail E Rose, Wenhan Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Enteric pathogens must overcome host microbiota-mediated colonization resistance to colonize the gut. Radlinski et al. discovered that Salmonella invasion of the small intestine leads to amino acid malabsorption. This increases amino acid availability in the large intestine, fueling Salmonella colonization through amino acid decarboxylation and counteracting SCFA-mediated cytoplasmic acidification.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"255-257"},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11885040/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143075544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in MicrobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-01-24DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.005
Amaranta Focardi, Justin R Seymour, Jean-Baptiste Raina
{"title":"Overlooked tripartite microbial interactions influencing chemical cycling in the ocean.","authors":"Amaranta Focardi, Justin R Seymour, Jean-Baptiste Raina","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inter-microbial interactions fundamentally govern ocean ecology and biogeochemistry. Recently, Henshaw and colleagues revealed that important inter-bacterial associations in the ocean can be shaped by viral infections, whereby infected cyanobacteria release specific chemicals that attract heterotrophic bacteria, uncovering a new tripartite microbial interaction that influences carbon transfer in the surface ocean.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"253-254"},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in MicrobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-29DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.11.004
Michael C Gilmore, Felipe Cava
{"title":"Bacterial peptidoglycan recycling.","authors":"Michael C Gilmore, Felipe Cava","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2024.11.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tim.2024.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During growth and division, the bacterial cell wall is remodeled, resulting in the liberation of peptidoglycan (PG) fragments which are typically reinternalized and recycled. Recycling of PG has been studied in a few model species, but its importance and diversity are not yet well understood. Here, we review how bacteria transport and recycle the components of their PG, highlighting updates and new findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"340-353"},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142755697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in MicrobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-11-29DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.10.007
Prakruti R Singh, Valakunja Nagaraja
{"title":"Epigenetic maneuvering: an emerging strategy for mycobacterial intracellular survival.","authors":"Prakruti R Singh, Valakunja Nagaraja","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2024.10.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tim.2024.10.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has elaborated numerous mechanisms for its pathogenesis. Mtb manipulates host signaling pathways to interfere with the immune response and cell death pathways. By employing virulence factors - of which secretory proteins are emerging as significant components - it ensures successful survival in the host. In this review, we discuss advances made on the largely unexplored secretory modifiers of Mtb that alter the host epigenome to impact host pathways for the pathogen's advantage. We highlight the findings on the Mtb-encoded modification enzymes and their role in maneuvering the host machinery. We also provide pointers to the gaps that still exist in this area and approaches to address these questions for a better appreciation of the uncanny success of Mtb as an intracellular pathogen.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"354-369"},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142755698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in MicrobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2025-01-31DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.002
Pengfei Hu, Ji-Dong Gu
{"title":"New insights on nitrogen transformation and attack on world stone monuments.","authors":"Pengfei Hu, Ji-Dong Gu","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tim.2025.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nitrogen (N)-transferring microorganisms can exacerbate biodegradation of world cultural heritage. This forum article focuses on microorganisms with ammonia-oxidizing and related reactions, newly detected on stone monuments, with an emphasis on their ecological diversity, acid production, and mechanisms of biodeterioration. This analysis provides a new research framework for understanding biodeterioration and future conservation management.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"260-263"},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143075541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in MicrobiologyPub Date : 2025-03-01Epub Date: 2024-12-10DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2024.11.003
Caroline K Martin, Peiqi Yin, Margaret Kielian
{"title":"The sticky business of Alphavirus capsid-host interactions.","authors":"Caroline K Martin, Peiqi Yin, Margaret Kielian","doi":"10.1016/j.tim.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tim.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alphaviruses are a serious threat to global health and can cause lethal encephalitic or arthritogenic disease in humans and animals. As there are no licensed antivirals, it is critical to improve our understanding of alphavirus interactions with the host cell. Here, we focus on the essential alphavirus protein capsid. While its roles in genome packaging and virus assembly have been well-studied, much less is known about capsid's interactions with host proteins and their functional relevance for infection. Recently, several new capsid interactor candidates were identified, collectively emphasising the complexity of capsid-host biology. In this review we summarise these novel interactor candidates, highlight capsid's emerging role in immune evasion, and discuss the challenges and opportunities arising from capsid-host interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23275,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Microbiology","volume":" ","pages":"321-339"},"PeriodicalIF":14.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11916923/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142813732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}