Nature Microbiology - Launching the IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group as a global safeguard for microbial biodiversity

During the last glacial period (~118 to 11.7 ka), the Arctic has been characterized by a major redistribution of flora and fauna as a consequence o...

The biology of prokaryotic cells is directly dependent on the differential gene pools that characterize each cell or strain. This has been a fundamental aspect of epidemiology for delimiting outbreaks...

Archaeological dental calculus can provide detailed insights into the ancient human oral microbiome. We offer a multi-period, multi-site, ancient shot…

The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...

While emerging evidence suggests pesticides can be toxic to the mix of microorganisms in the digestive system, a new study is the first to map changes to specific gut bacteria based on interactions between...

A recent metagenomic survey has revealed an unknown bacterial clade within the Catenibacterium mitsuokai species to be significantly more prevalent in non-urbanized populations, compared to urbanized ...

UKHSA has published an updated antimicrobial stewardship tool

The dynamics of antimicrobial resistance gene transfer remain unclear. Here, by integrating bacterial genome and metagenome data with machine learning the authors show that genetic incompatibility is a main limiting factor, while co-occurrence of bacteria in the human microbiome and wastewater contributes to gene transfer.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 21 May 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01194-7This study reports that that a gut fungus produces a secondary metabolite that protects against metabolic disease in mice.

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A computational framework to integrate microbial GWAS and single-cell RNA-sequencing profiles of 24 human organs reveals interactions between the host cells and microbes.

Neonatal antibiotic use is shown to reduce immune response to infant vaccines, accompanied by reduced abundance of Bifidobacteria in the gut microbiota, with experiments in mice indicating that probio...

We provide guidance on the planning, execution and description of statistical analyses in microbiome studies.

The molecule targets bacteria in a way that other drugs don’t.

On its first day, the Trump administration released several executive orders terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory” (1, 2)...