Feeding on a Moorish gecko (Tarentola mauritanica). Mendoza-Roldan et al., 2024
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Opinion
Do morphogenetic switching and intraspecies variation enhance virulence of Candida auris?
PLOS Pathogens: published October 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012559
Pearls
Virus stealth technology: Tools to study virus cell-to-cell transmission
PLOS Pathogens: published October 9, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012590
High pathogenicity avian influenza virus emergence: Blame it on chickens or on humans raising chickens?
PLOS Pathogens: published October 16, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012608
Balancing acts: The posttranslational modification tightrope of flavivirus replication
PLOS Pathogens: published October 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012626
Review
Molecular and microbiological methods for the identification of nonreplicating Mycobacterium tuberculosis
PLOS Pathogens: published October 9, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012595
Research Articles
The importance of IFNα2A (Roferon-A) in HSV-1 latency and T cell exhaustion in ocularly infected mice
PLOS Pathogens: published October 1, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012612
Sequential early-life viral infections modulate the microbiota and adaptive immune responses to systemic and mucosal vaccination
PLOS Pathogens: published October 2, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012557
2’-O-methyltransferase-deficient yellow fever virus: Restricted replication in the midgut and secondary tissues of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes severely limits dissemination
PLOS Pathogens: published October 2, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012607
The five homologous CiaR-controlled Ccn sRNAs of Streptococcus pneumoniae modulate Zn-resistance
PLOS Pathogens: published October 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012165
Tetraspanin-enriched microdomains play an important role in pathogenesis in the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica
PLOS Pathogens: published October 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012151
qsmR encoding an IclR-family transcriptional factor is a core pathogenic determinant of Burkholderia glumae beyond the acyl-homoserine lactone-mediated quorum-sensing system
PLOS Pathogens: published October 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011862
Mosaic and mixed HIV-1 glycoprotein nanoparticles elicit antibody responses to broadly neutralizing epitopes
PLOS Pathogens: published October 3, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012558
Fatty acid metabolism in neutrophils promotes lung damage and bacterial replication during tuberculosis
PLOS Pathogens: published October 4, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012188
The HSV-1 encoded CCCTC-binding factor, CTRL2, impacts the nature of viral chromatin during HSV-1 lytic infection
PLOS Pathogens: published October 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012621
Myosin A and F-Actin play a critical role in mitochondrial dynamics and inheritance in Toxoplasma gondii
PLOS Pathogens: published October 7, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012127
Functional plasticity shapes neutrophil response to Leishmania major infection in susceptible and resistant strains of mice
PLOS Pathogens: published October 8, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012592
Saurian-associated Leishmania tarentolae in dogs: Infectivity and immunogenicity evaluation in the canine model
PLOS Pathogens: published October 9, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012598
Humoral and T-cell-mediated responses to an insect-specific flavivirus-based Zika virus vaccine candidate
PLOS Pathogens: published October 10, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012566
CD4+ T cell help during early acute hepacivirus infection is critical for viral clearance and the generation of a liver-homing CD103+CD49a+ effector CD8+ T cell subset
PLOS Pathogens: published October 11, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012615
Distinct chikungunya virus polymerase palm subdomains contribute to viral protein accumulation and virion production
PLOS Pathogens: published October 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011972
Isotretinoin promotes elimination of translation-competent HIV latent reservoirs in CD4T cells
PLOS Pathogens: published October 14, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012601
A master regulator of central carbon metabolism directly activates virulence gene expression in attaching and effacing pathogens
PLOS Pathogens: published October 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012451
Characterisation of the antibody-mediated selective pressure driving intra-host evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in prolonged infection
PLOS Pathogens: published October 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012624
pK205R targets the proximal element of IFN-I signaling pathway to assist African swine fever virus to escape host innate immunity at the early stage of infection
PLOS Pathogens: published October 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012613
Discovery, recognized antigenic structures, and evolution of cross-serotype broadly neutralizing antibodies from porcine B-cell repertoires against foot-and-mouth disease virus
PLOS Pathogens: published October 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012623
Host 5-HT affects Plasmodium transmission in mosquitoes via modulating mosquito mitochondrial homeostasis
PLOS Pathogens: published October 15, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012638
High phenotypic diversity correlated with genomic variation across the European Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans epizootic
PLOS Pathogens: published October 16, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012579
Swine NONO promotes IRF3-mediated antiviral immune response by Detecting PRRSV N protein
PLOS Pathogens: published October 16, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012622
8-Oxoguanine DNA Glycosylase1 conceals oxidized guanine in nucleoprotein-associated RNA of respiratory syncytial virus
PLOS Pathogens: published October 16, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012616
Monocyte-regulated interleukin 12 production drives clearance of Staphylococcus aureus
PLOS Pathogens: published October 17, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012648
Resistance to Cry14A family Bacillus thuringiensis crystal proteins in Caenornabditis elegans operates via the nhr-31 transcription factor and vacuolar-type ATPase pathway
PLOS Pathogens: published October 18, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012611
BglaTNB6, a tailocin produced by a plant-associated nonpathogenic bacterium, prevents rice seed-borne bacterial diseases
PLOS Pathogens: published October 18, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012645
Distinct mechanisms of type 3 secretion system recognition control LTB4 synthesis in neutrophils and macrophages
PLOS Pathogens: published October 18, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012651
Linkage-specific ubiquitin binding interfaces modulate the activity of the chlamydial deubiquitinase Cdu1 towards poly-ubiquitin substrates
PLOS Pathogens: published October 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012630
Mlf mediates proteotoxic response via formation of cellular foci for protein folding and degradation in Giardia
PLOS Pathogens: published October 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012617
Features that matter: Evolutionary signatures can predict viral transmission routes
PLOS Pathogens: published October 21, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012629
The host tropism of current zoonotic H7N9 viruses depends mainly on an acid-labile hemagglutinin with a single amino acid mutation in the stalk region
PLOS Pathogens: published October 22, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012427
A novel broad-spectrum antibacterial and anti-malarial Anopheles gambiae Cecropin promotes microbial clearance during pupation
PLOS Pathogens: published October 23, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012652
Epstein-Barr virus reactivation induces divergent abortive, reprogrammed, and host shutoff states by lytic progression
PLOS Pathogens: published October 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012341
Caspase-1 in Cx3cr1-expressing cells drives an IL-18-dependent T cell response that promotes parasite control during acute Toxoplasma gondii infection
PLOS Pathogens: published October 24, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012006
The full transcription map of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus in tumor tissues
PLOS Pathogens: published October 25, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012649
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus nonstructural protein 2 promotes the autophagic degradation of adaptor protein SH3KBP1 to antagonize host innate immune responses by enhancing K63-linked polyubiquitination of RIG-I
PLOS Pathogens: published October 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012670
Potent broadly neutralizing antibodies mediate efficient antibody-dependent phagocytosis of HIV-infected cells
PLOS Pathogens: published October 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012665
Differences in phenotype between long-lived memory B cells against Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens and variant surface antigens
PLOS Pathogens: published October 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012661
Delineating the functional activity of antibodies with cross-reactivity to SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 and related sarbecoviruses
PLOS Pathogens: published October 28, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012650
The protein segregase VCP/p97 promotes host antifungal defense via regulation of SYK activation
PLOS Pathogens: published October 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012674
BiP/GRP78 is a pro-viral factor for diverse dsDNA viruses that promotes the survival and proliferation of cells upon KSHV infection
PLOS Pathogens: published October 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012660
A novel 4-aminoquinoline chemotype with multistage antimalarial activity and lack of cross-resistance with PfCRT and PfMDR1 mutants
PLOS Pathogens: published October 29, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012627
Metabolic reprogramming tips vaccinia virus infection outcomes by stabilizing interferon-γ induced IRF1
PLOS Pathogens: published October 30, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012673
From acute to persistent infection: revealing phylogenomic variations in Salmonella Agona
PLOS Pathogens: published October 31, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012679
A novel esterase regulates Klebsiella pneumoniae hypermucoviscosity and virulence
PLOS Pathogens: published October 31, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012675
B cell receptor dependent enhancement of dengue virus infection
PLOS Pathogens: published October 31, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012683
Dynamic composition of stress granules in Trypanosoma brucei
PLOS Pathogens: published October 31, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012666
Retraction
Retraction: Pseudomonas aeruginosa–induced nociceptor activation increases susceptibility to infection
PLOS Pathogens: published October 18, 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1012646