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Colibactin-driven colon cancer requires adhesin-mediated epithelial binding
Brennan, C. A. & Garrett, W. S. Fusobacterium nucleatum—symbiont, opportunist and oncobacterium. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 17, 156–166 (2019).…
Rifaximin prophylaxis causes resistance to the last-resort antibiotic daptomycin
Media and reagents E. faecium was routinely cultured at 37 °C in brain–heart infusion (BHI) broth (Becton Dickson) or…
Ancient Plasmodium genomes shed light on the history of human malaria
Carter, R. & Mendis, K. N. Evolutionary and historical aspects of the burden of malaria. Clin. Microbiol. Rev.…
A distinct Fusobacterium nucleatum clade dominates the colorectal cancer niche
Fusobacterium strain isolation from tumour tissue from patients with CRC Fusobacterium strains were isolated from CRC tumour tissue…
Compensatory evolution in NusG improves fitness of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis
Bacterial strains Mtb strains are derivatives of H37Rv unless otherwise noted. ΔbioA Mtb was obtained from the Schnappinger…
Dopamine receptor D2 confers colonization resistance via microbial metabolites
Buffie, C. G. & Pamer, E. G. Microbiota-mediated colonization resistance against intestinal pathogens. Nat. Rev. Immunol. 13, 790–801…
Could ancient viruses from melting permafrost cause the next pandemic?
Melting permafrost in Russia’s Yamal peninsula (pictured) has exposed nomadic reindeer herders (below) to anthrax Elena Shchipkova/Alamy IN…