Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 01 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01245-zIn this Journal Club, Liam Mark Rooney discusses a paper that revealed that microbial communities are capable of emergent, collective behaviour.

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi “for their discoveries ...

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 03 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01243-1In this Review, Sikkema and Koopmans examine the drivers of viral emergence and how these insights could inform prevention strategies and the development of risk-targeted One Health early warning surveillance. They discuss tools for diagnostics, surveillance and virus characterization, and propose strengthening integrated One Health strategies for early warning, prevention and control of emerging infections at the human–animal interface.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 02 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01249-9This study reports the identification of cell-surface low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8) as the crucial host factor that mediates tick-borne encephalitis virus entry and infection.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 02 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01250-2In this study, Van Syoc et al. investigate the human gut mycobiome in the context of primate evolution.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 02 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01242-2Clostridioides difficile infection is challenging to diagnose and treat and is associated with considerable mortality, morbidity and economic costs worldwide. In this Review, Chilton et al. discuss changes in global epidemiology, breakthroughs in pathogenesis and antibiotic resistance, the role of microbiota dysbiosis and the potential for microbiota-based therapeutics for Clostridioides difficile infection.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 24 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01246-yThis study reports the identification of two prophage-encoded systems involved in anti-phage defence through Abi.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 01 October 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01245-zIn this Journal Club, Liam Mark Rooney discusses a paper that revealed that microbial communities are capable of emergent, collective behaviour.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 22 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01239-xThis Genome Watch article explores how metagenomics can be used to investigate viral diversity and track emerging zoonotic disease threats from wildlife.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 22 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01237-zFusobacterium nucleatum is a commensal microorganism and opportunistic pathogen, with a pathogenic role in periodontal disease, inflammatory bowel disease and various cancers, most notably colorectal cancer. This Review discusses F. nucleatum and its ecological niches and virulence factors, links with disease, oncogenic mechanisms, and emerging diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 19 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01234-2In this Review, Schüler and colleagues summarize our current knowledge of magnetosome formation and organization within the cell, and they explore their function, diversity and potential applications.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 18 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01244-0This study reports the possible negative effects of warming sea surface temperatures on Prochlorococcus populations.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 24 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01246-yThis study reports the identification of two prophage-encoded systems involved in anti-phage defence through Abi.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 17 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01241-3A new study by Huang et al. identifies a Cryptosporidium parvum ABC transporter that confers resistance to a toxic gut microbial metabolite.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 22 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01239-xThis Genome Watch article explores how metagenomics can be used to investigate viral diversity and track emerging zoonotic disease threats from wildlife.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 22 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01237-zFusobacterium nucleatum is a commensal microorganism and opportunistic pathogen, with a pathogenic role in periodontal disease, inflammatory bowel disease and various cancers, most notably colorectal cancer. This Review discusses F. nucleatum and its ecological niches and virulence factors, links with disease, oncogenic mechanisms, and emerging diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 15 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01235-1If erythrocyte invasion is blocked during the blood stage of infection by Plasmodium parasites, malaria can be prevented. In this Review, structural insights on erythrocyte invasion by the merozoite form of Plasmodium are discussed in the context of rational design of a blood-stage malaria vaccine.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 19 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01234-2In this Review, Schüler and colleagues summarize our current knowledge of magnetosome formation and organization within the cell, and they explore their function, diversity and potential applications.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 18 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01244-0This study reports the possible negative effects of warming sea surface temperatures on Prochlorococcus populations.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 17 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01241-3A new study by Huang et al. identifies a Cryptosporidium parvum ABC transporter that confers resistance to a toxic gut microbial metabolite.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 10 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01240-4A study by Shi et al. uncovers uncharted diversity of potential pathogens and mobile antibiotic resistance genes in samples from wild mammals and non-traditional farmed mammals

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 15 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01235-1If erythrocyte invasion is blocked during the blood stage of infection by Plasmodium parasites, malaria can be prevented. In this Review, structural insights on erythrocyte invasion by the merozoite form of Plasmodium are discussed in the context of rational design of a blood-stage malaria vaccine.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 10 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41579-025-01240-4A study by Shi et al. uncovers uncharted diversity of potential pathogens and mobile antibiotic resistance genes in samples from wild mammals and non-traditional farmed mammals