How does intracellular Chlamydia psittaci hijack mammalian cells? 🦠🔬
Gensch et al. use computational and experimental tools to map host interaction partners and investigate a new Inclusion membrane protein.
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How do airway cells react to microbes 🫁🦠🧬?
van Woudenbergh et al. show that nasal, nasopharyngeal & bronchial epithelia mount distinct cytokine responses to viruses and bacteria—helping explain disease outcomes.
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2024 review: Feng-yuan Zhang et al. explore how C. albicans triggers immune-cell #Pyroptosis to escape, leading to IL-1β and IL-18 secretion. Crucial factors include hyphal growth, ergosterol, and cell-wall changes. Check it here: buff.ly/qe94XQj #PathogDis #Macrophages

B. Siamalube & E. Ehinmitan explore why cholera recurs: poor sanitation, climate change, and antimicrobial resistance. Also covered: vaccine innovations, genomic surveillance, and microbiome-targeted strategies. Read more: buff.ly/HJJ461b #PathogDis #PublicHealth #Cholera

Over 1 billion people in areas endemic for #leishmaniasis are at risk, reported by @who. Mazumder et al. suggest that silencing toll-like receptor #TLR4 in #macrophages could prevent parasite entry. Read more here: buff.ly/ErazuYv #PathogDis

🦠 From cholera to fungal typing and cross-kingdom interactions, #PathogDis delivers cutting-edge, open-access research on infectious agents and host responses. 📊 Here are its most-read papers from the first half of 2025 ➡️

Metal-binding proteins are crucial for #antiviral #drug development. Scientists in #India conducted a proteome-wide analysis, showing these proteins´s in viral processes like #replication, #fusion, and #host #invasion. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/AoZa7oo #PathogDis

📈 Alarming rise in global #pertussis cases reported by @pahowho and @who. #Argentina researchers found the pathogen can persist #intracellularly, highlighting urgent need for better #vaccines. More details at buff.ly/K2chj6n #PathogDis

Scoping review from Davidson and colleagues on the use of #transcriptomics to profile BK #polyomavirus in #kidney #transplants. Sample size, validation, and differences in platforms used are discussed. Check it out: buff.ly/3FJD9w5 #PathogDis 🦠 🧬

🔗 Explore our Editor´s Choice for #PathogDis featuring Kintner et al. Dive into #bacterial and #fungal dynamics in the female genital tract 🔬Investigating the role of β-glucans from #Candida in #Chlamydia infections. buff.ly/lt7HeOW #microbiome

🤓 Curious about #ESKAPE pathogens in the #medical environment? Check out the study by Sanjar et al. exploring the genetic factors of #Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains linked to #burn #infections. 🖇️ Find the article here: buff.ly/JjaS4fJ #PathogDis #phylogenetics #genotyping

#HostPathogen models for the study of #UTI #Infections🔬. Incredible work from Abell-King et al. exploring #multispecies #bacterial behaviour using clinical strains and human bladder models 🧫. Read it here: buff.ly/4aGNxKD #PathogDis #KPneumoniae #Efaecalis #UPEC

🧬 #Acinetobacter #baumannii has been identified by @WHO as a top-priority pathogen. Explore the study by Rastegar et al. which details a novel #bacteriophage exhibiting promising #antibiotic synergy against #MDR strains. Discover more at buff.ly/4h6Jjyj #PathogDis #AMR

Chlamydia remains a complex global health challenge that must be better understood to be solved. The latest #PathogDis thematic issue seeks to do just that, while honoring Dr. Joseph U. Igietseme’s legacy.

🔗 Read the issue for free: buff.ly/UfYaMhy

#OpenAccess #MicrobiologyResearch #HealthScience

#Mycobiota #dysbiosis in people with #IBD. #Genetic and phenotypic diversity within clinical #Candida strains using a novel #microsatellite typing method. Incredible work from @iamvanthiel and col. 👏🏻 Check it out: buff.ly/vGRa7r3 #PathogDis

Discover latest study by Yi Koh et al. on #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia infections in a non-HIV cohort. The research explores the #Inflammatory phenotype in 62 individuals by means of C-reactive protein #CRP levels in a retrospective analysis. Dive into the results: buff.ly/PqS8CW6 #PathogDis

🚨New article from Siamalube and Ehinmitan on #VibrioCholerae: a review exploring its persistence in #Africa and #EastMediterranean, impact of #AntimicrobialResistance, role of #ClimateChange, and more. Read it first here ▶️ buff.ly/WiMzIXw #PathogDis #Cholera

Can we design better #vaccines against #coronaviruses ? The latest research from Razim et al. explores the origin of pre- and post-infection immunity to #SARSCov2 🦠 in patients´ sera. Have a look: buff.ly/IIN3z41 #PathogDis #COVID19

#UTI are the most common bacterial infections in humans. Konesan et al. develop an ex-vivo UPEC-infected porcine bladder model 🧫 to asses #urothelial physiology in the presence/absence of #NonAntibiotic agents 💊. Read more: buff.ly/fb5xYAV #PathogDis #Cranberry #D-Mannose

The @WHO End TB Strategy, aims to end the TB epidemic—but challenges remains. A 2024 study (Zhu et al.) explores #Tuberculosis #vaccine development & the #virulence of a #Mycobacterium strain cultured for 25 years. Read more: buff.ly/m8pTr42 #PathogDis #Omics #Infection

New study from Rivory et al.: Different strains of rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) trigger distinct immune responses in rats 🐀. This insight could improve our understanding of clinical impacts in other hosts 🐶 . buff.ly/bXH65TE

#PathogDis #RNAseq #immunity

🦠 A 2024 study investigates #NaturalProducts and their derivatives as potential inhibitors against Japanese encephalitis virus, offering promising avenues for #Antivirals development. Minireview from Yunqi Mi et al. ⏩ buff.ly/yCJEaUh

#PathogDis #JEV

🧬 Recent research explores how gut microbiota influences hepcidin, the master iron regulator, shedding light on liver fibrosis development. 👉 buff.ly/spToNlU

#PathogDis #Microbiome #IronMetabolism #LiverHealth

New cell culture models 🧫 to study #Chlamydia #pathogenesis in adult inclusion #conjunctivitis 👁️. Dive into the results from Wei Y. et al here 👉 buff.ly/nIjpsYC

#PathogDis #infections #genotyping

Check out the latest article from Kintner et al. 👇🏻 Insights into #polymicrobial #interactions in the female genital tract 🔬Role of β-glucans from #Candida in #Chlamydia infections. ⏩ https://buff.ly/3EWqdga

#PathogDis #vaginal #microbiome

#winter season and #respiratory pathogens ☃️🦠 Researchers from @rivm Institute explore the immune response to #virus and bacteria in the general population. Dive into the results here: https://buff.ly/4188rOb

#PathogDis #prevention #public #health

Interested in reading about #ESKAPE pathogens in the #clinical setting? Discover the latest article from Sanjar et al. exploring genetic determinants from #Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains associated with #burn #infections.
https://buff.ly/4312llj

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#Mycobiota #dysbiosis in people with #IBD. #Genetic and phenotypic diversity within clinical #Candida strains using a novel #microsatellite typing method. Incredible work from @iamvanthiel and col. 👏🏻 ⏩ https://buff.ly/3Ezzv1k

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Novel alternatives to stop #pathogens getting away with murder ☠️ In this study, Gonzales and col. harness the potential of #enzymes as a powerful tool to inhibit bacterial #virulence across diverse hosts species. 👉 https://buff.ly/42vRdga
#PathogDis #QuorumSensing

Have you ever thought of #antidepressants as a weapon against #pathogens? Check out our #priority paper 📣 Rampazzo et al. describes the effects of #serotonin drugs as an alternative against #biofilms from emerging #fungal pathogens 👉 https://buff.ly/4jCDhqG

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