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Introduction: The genus Acinetobacter is widely regarded as a major reservoir of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); however, the evolutionary distribution of resistance across the genus remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate phylogenomic...
Bifidobacteria are widely recognized important symbionts of the human gut microbiome, shaping host physiology from birth to adulthood to old age. Their evolutionary success is derived from metabolic versatility, ecological adaptation and intimate...
Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) riboswitches are the only riboswitch class identified in eukaryotes. They therefore provide a unique model for reconstructing the evolution of RNA-based gene regulation across life’s domains. We investigated the...
Characterizing the genealogy of tumor cells and their population dynamics is central to our understanding of the evolution of cancer. While direct monitoring of the tumor evolutionary process is impractical, we leverage advances in phylogenetics and...
Staphylococcus aureusis a causative agent of bovine mastitis, posing significant challenges to animal health and dairy productivity due to its genomic adaptability, diverse virulence, and antimicrobial resistance. This study investigated the...
Introduction Influenza B virus (IBV) causes seasonal epidemics and undergoes continuous genetic evolution that may affect vaccine effectiveness. However, data on the molecular epidemiology and long-term evolutionary dynamics of IBV in Saudi Arabia...
Bacteriophages are the most abundant biological entities, driving bacterial evolution through long-term coevolution. Bacteria have evolved diverse defense strategies against phage, including receptor modification, restriction-modification systems,...
Gram-positive bacteria like Bacillus subtilisare typically sensitive to long-chain fatty acids (LCFAs), which serve as both nutrients and antimicrobials, posing an ecological paradox regarding their survival in lipid-rich environments. We...
Chronic exposure to stress requires adaptive strategies beyond canonical regulatory mechanisms. Stress varies, both qualitatively and quantitatively, across physiological niches and exerts distinct selection pressures on colonizing bacteria....
The genus Photorhabduscomprises a diverse group of bacteria with a dual lifestyle as insect pathogens and symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes, yet the genomic mechanisms underpinning their diversification remain incompletely understood. Here, I...
Soil salinisation limits agricultural productivity by disrupting microbial homeostasis and plant–microbe interactions. Osmoprotectants, including glycine betaine, play a crucial role in protecting microbial cells against osmotic stress by...
Whether persister cells contribute to the evolution of antibiotic resistance and, if so, under what selective conditions this occurs, remain unresolved. Here, we examined whether repeated persister cycling itself promotes resistance evolution and...
Background Vogesella strains, which belong to the family Chromobacteriaceae, have attracted considerable attention due to their ability to synthesize indigoidine. However, due to the limited number of available strains, research on the ecological...
Objective Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) ST188 has emerged as an important methicillin-susceptible clonal lineage in Asia and is frequently associated with human colonization and community-acquired infections. This study investigates ST188...
Antibiotic resistance has become a critical public health problem, rendering many antibiotics ineffective. In particular, the evolution of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) threatens β-lactams, the cornerstone of bacterial infection treatment....
Rhodococcus ruberMSA14, isolated from oil-polluted coastal sediments in Baja California, Mexico, has previously been shown to degrade pyrene, highlighting its potential for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) bioremediation. In the present...
Symbiotic relationships between animals and microorganisms are widespread and have driven the adaptation and evolution of animals across diverse environments. The establishment of highly integrated endosymbioses often involves dynamic cellular...
A commensal organism has transformed into the leading multidrug resistant (MDR) hospital acquired pathogen, with serious implication on global public health. The ability of Enterococcus faeciumto rapidly adapt through its great genomic plasticity,...
Asexual reproduction serves as a fundamental strategy toward rapid population expansion in many early diverging metazoans. Growing evidence indicates that microbial associations play an essential role in host asexual reproduction. However, community...
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Journal of Molecular Evolutioncovers experimental, computational, and theoretical work aimed at deciphering features of molecular evolution and the...
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The ISME Journal seeks to promote diverse and integrated areas of microbial ecology spanning the breadth of microbial life, including bacteria,...
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Nature Reviews Microbiology takes a uniquely integrated approach to microbiology, bridging fundamental research on bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi...
