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Free Subscription 03.11.2025 3 Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1 Am J Trop Med Hyg 1 Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1 BMC Pediatr 4 Clin Infect Dis 9 Curr Microbiol 1 Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 1 Drugs 1 Dtsch Med Wochenschr 3 Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1 Infect Immun 7 J Antimicrob Chemother 2 J Biol Chem 2 J Clin Microbiol 4 J Immunol 1 J Infect Dis 3 J Med Microbiol 1 N Engl J Med 1 Nature 2 Pediatrics 7 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11 PLoS One 5 PLoS Pathog 1 Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

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Am J Respir Crit Care Med

1. ALFFENAAR JC
   Isoniazid for Preventive Treatment among Contacts of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis; Does It Make Sense?
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Oct 24. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202509-2319.
   PubMed        
   
   
2. YANG X, Tao S, Jin C
   Advancing Tuberculosis Care through Evidence-based Short-Course Regimens.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Oct 24. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202507-1750.
   PubMed        
   
   
3. PARK K, Kim H, Huh HJ, Namkoong H, et al
   Novel Genetic Loci for Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease and Potential Protective Effect of Body Mass Index.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025;211:2191-2202.
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   Am J Trop Med Hyg

4. JANAANI P, Gupta C, Narang T, Dogra S, et al
   Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure among Patients with Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases and Cutaneous Tuberculosis in North India.
   Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Oct 28:tpmd250010. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.25-0010.
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   Antimicrob Agents Chemother

5. SUN L, Lei T, Liu Y, Lu S, et al
   In vivo development of elevated linezolid resistance mediated by a deletion in ribosomal protein L3 in clinical Enterococcus faecium.
   Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2025 Oct 28:e0087125. doi: 10.1128/aac.00871.
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   BMC Pediatr

6. SHAN J, Gao Y, Su J, Xu R, et al
   Clinical and microbiological characteristics of bacteremia in pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective analytical observational study.
   BMC Pediatr. 2025;25:884.
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   Clin Infect Dis

7. POUY R, Rallet B, Coutureau C, Hentzien M, et al
   Towards a wider use of oral antibiotic switch in infective endocarditis.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 30:ciaf599. doi: 10.1093.
   PubMed        
   
   
8. SUZUKI J, Mizuno T, Takahashi S, Imai H, et al
   Does oral antibiotic switching therapy show similar efficacy to intravenous administration for treating infective endocarditis?
   Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 30:ciaf598. doi: 10.1093.
   PubMed        
   
   
9. LOVEDAY M, Hughes J, Mchunu N, Yende-Zuma N, et al
   Maternal, pregnancy and infant outcomes in women treated for multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis with novel and repurposed drugs in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
   Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 29:ciaf593. doi: 10.1093.
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10. WIJK M, Denti P, Gausi K, Myers B, et al
    Insights into the Role of Rifampicin Exposure and Clinical Baseline Covariates on the Response to Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment.
    Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 24:ciaf586. doi: 10.1093.
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    Curr Microbiol

11. UZOKA UH, Polveiro RC, Caldeira JLA, Toledo LT, et al
    Impact of Milk-Derived Microbial Transfer and 7-Epiclusianone on Pathogen Load in Goat Mastitis.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:566.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
12. FATIMA M, Kausar T, Aqib AI, Shoaib M, et al
    Molecular Epidemiology and Resistant Gene Mapping of Bacterial Isolates from Houbara bustards.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:571.
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13. DE MOURA OCM, Silva JC, Pereira RLS, Araujo IM, et al
    Antibacterial Activity of Chalcone (2E)-3-(4-[(2E)-3-(4-Nitrophenyl) prop-2-enol] phenylcarbamoyl) prop-2-enoic acid and Its Effect Against Staphylococcus aureus Carrying Efflux Pump and beta-Lactamase.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:572.
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14. BAHATI SY, Moto E, Makaranga A, Massawe JI, et al
    Regional Genomic and Phylogenomic Insights into Multidrug and Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:577.
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15. GOPIKRISHNAN M, Ramireddy S, Bakathavatchalam YD, Varghese RP, et al
    Evaluating Antibacterial Efficacy of Cefiderocol and Cefepime/Taniborbactam Against OXA-48-Like and NDM-Expressing Enterobacterales: An In-Vitro and In-Silico Approach.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:578.
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16. BALGOUTHI K, Eker E, AlMatar M, Albarri O, et al
    Examination of Genetic Mutations of Clofazimine Resistance in Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium TB Isolates.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:583.
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17. ULLAH A, Fatima B, Ejaz M, Syed MA, et al
    Genomic Insights into Poultry-Associated Staphylococcus Aureus from Haripur, Pakistan.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:582.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
18. JIN HW, Eom YB
    Biochanin A Suppresses Growth and Biofilm Formation of Fluconazole-Resistant Candida auris.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:591.
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19. ROYCHOWDHURY D, Chakraborti S, Mandal S, Khan AH, et al
    Nitroxoline Shows Synergy with Colistin Potentiating its Bactericidal Efficacy in Opportunist Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
    Curr Microbiol. 2025;82:587.
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    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

20. NAZLI A, Ghaffari AN, Celik M, Esen N, et al
    Tuberculosis-related periprosthetic joint infections: Report of eleven cases from a single center.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2025;114:117157.
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    Drugs

21. KEAM SJ
    Gepotidacin: First Approval.
    Drugs. 2025;85:1479-1485.
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    Dtsch Med Wochenschr

22. TERHALLE E, Rademacher J
    [Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Diagnostic Challenges and Individualized Therapeutic Approaches].
    Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2025;150:1360-1366.
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    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis

23. WANG X, Zhao L, Zhao H, Wang MS, et al
    Diagnostic performance of MALDI-TOF MS for non-tuberculous mycobacteria: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 31. doi: 10.1007/s10096-025-05308.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
24. TERLIZZI V, Fevola C, Dolce D, Campana S, et al
    Prevalence and risk factors for recurrent Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variants in people with cystic fibrosis followed at the Tuscan Regional Reference Center.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 30. doi: 10.1007/s10096-025-05313.
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25. KIM Y, Lee DG, Bae J, Jung J, et al
    Characteristic exploration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from patients with linezolid-treated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
    Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 29. doi: 10.1007/s10096-025-05319.
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    Infect Immun

26. MENDOZA SR, Honorato L, Cintra DS, Ferreira MdS, et al
    Lectin-Fc(IgG) fusion proteins exhibit antifungal activity against the emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen Candida auris.
    Infect Immun. 2025 Oct 29:e0032925. doi: 10.1128/iai.00329.
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    J Antimicrob Chemother

27. REYNOLDS R, Mushtaq S, Hope R, Horner C, et al
    Antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative agents of bacteraemia in the UK and Ireland: trends from 2001 to 2019.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2025;80.
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28. REYNOLDS R, Mushtaq S, Hope R, Horner C, et al
    Antimicrobial resistance among Gram-positive agents of bacteraemia in the UK and Ireland: trends from 2001 to 2019.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2025;80.
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29. HORNER C, Reynolds R, Mushtaq S, Chaudhry A, et al
    Trends of serotypes and resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae in the UK and Ireland (1999-2019).
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2025;80.
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30. MACGOWAN AP, Reynolds R, Parcell BJ, Livermore DM, et al
    Two decades of resistance surveillance by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: design, development, delivery, deficiencies and future directions.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2025;80.
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31. PARCELL BJ, Horner C, Reynolds R, Allen M, et al
    Applications and benefits of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Resistance Surveillance Project-legacy and future.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2025;80.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
32. ALLEN M, Reynolds R, Mushtaq S, Nsonwu O, et al
    The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Resistance Surveillance Project: methods and limitations.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2025;80.
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33. LALOUM I, Bidaud AL, Recalt E, Schwarz P, et al
    Antagonistic in vitro interaction between olorofim and voriconazole against Aspergillus fumigatus.
    J Antimicrob Chemother. 2025 Oct 27:dkaf393. doi: 10.1093.
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    J Biol Chem

34. MOJANAGA OO, Woodman TJ, Lloyd MD, Acharya KR, et al
    Correction: Molecular basis of acyl-CoA ester recognition by alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    J Biol Chem. 2025;301:110790.
    PubMed        
    
    
35. MOJANAGA OO, Woodman TJ, Lloyd MD, Acharya KR, et al
    Structural basis for inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase by 2-arylthiopropanoyl-CoA inhibitor analogs.
    J Biol Chem. 2025 Oct 22:110848. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110848.
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    J Clin Microbiol

36. FOLKESSON E, Foroogh F, Kleberg L, Kjellgren V, et al
    A multiplex Mtb-specific FluoroSpot assay measuring IFNgamma, IL-2, and TNF-secreting cells can improve accuracy and differentiation across the tuberculosis spectrum.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2025 Oct 29:e0089425. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00894.
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37. LI K, Lacouture S, Weinert LA, Sekizaki T, et al
    Genomic re-evaluation of clinical isolates reveals a structured Streptococcus suis complex.
    J Clin Microbiol. 2025 Oct 31:e0103025. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01030.
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    J Immunol

38. MCKAIG CW, Malfetano J, Tran Y, Yang X, et al
    Complement therapeutic factor H-IgG proteins as pre-exposure prophylaxes against Lyme borreliae infections.
    J Immunol. 2025;214:2663-2675.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
39. GUIMARAES ES, Gomes MTR, Moraes-Vieira PM, Oliveira SC, et al
    Brucella abortus induces dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1)-dependent mitochondrial fission in infected macrophages via stress sensor IRE1alpha altering metabolic function.
    J Immunol. 2025;214:2688-2699.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
40. CABALEIRO S, Fandino B, Fernandez-Torrecillas P, Riera-Fernandez P, et al
    The recall of antigen-specific antibody-secreting cells in Solea senegalensis gives clues on the secondary immune response in flatfish.
    J Immunol. 2025;214:2648-2662.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
41. LAL KG, Kim D, Creegan M, Waickman AT, et al
    The MAIT cell response to controlled oral enterotoxigenic E. coli challenge.
    J Immunol. 2025 Jul 26:vkaf143. doi: 10.1093.
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    J Infect Dis

42. HUGHES JA, McMorrow F, Brooks KM, Pinilla M, et al
    Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Clofazimine in Women With Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: Results From IMPAACT P1026s.
    J Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 30:jiaf504. doi: 10.1093.
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    J Med Microbiol

43. PITT-KENDALL R, Minshull J, Vivekanand S, David S, et al
    A testing time for gradient strips: an evaluation of ETEST for the antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
    J Med Microbiol. 2025;74:002088.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
44. SCHUIERMANNI I, Terschlusen E, de Man H, Raaijmakers J, et al
    A viable but nonculturable state of Mycobacterium avium in response to macrolide antibiotics: a recipe for relapses?
    J Med Microbiol. 2025;74.
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45. KULKARNI SM, Jacob JJ, Praveen T, Aravind V, et al
    Multiplex PCR assay for the rapid detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae pathotypes.
    J Med Microbiol. 2025;74.
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    N Engl J Med

46. MCCANN N, Paganotti Vicentine M, Ebrahimi N, Greenland M, et al
    Safety, Efficacy, and Immunogenicity of a Salmonella Paratyphi A Vaccine.
    N Engl J Med. 2025;393:1704-1714.
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    Nature

47. ROSCIOLI E, Zucconi Galli Fonseca V, Bosch SS, Paciello I, et al
    Monoclonal antibodies protect against pandrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae.
    Nature. 2025;646:1204-1213.
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    Pediatrics

48. CHOU MY, Natarajan E, Connolly AJ, Caffarelli M, et al
    Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Eculizumab for Cardiac Failure in STEC-HUS.
    Pediatrics. 2025;156:e2024070247.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
49. NAURECKAS LI C, Edwards KM, Kaplan SL, Marshall GS, et al
    What's Old Is New Again: Pertussis.
    Pediatrics. 2025;156:e2025072868.
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    PLoS Negl Trop Dis

50. AZEVEDO TS, Nisa S, Littlejohn S, Muylaert RL, et al
    Leptospirosis in Campinas, Brazil: The interplay between drainage, impermeable areas, and social vulnerability.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013560.
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51. DA SILVA FV, de Sousa GS, Ferraz EB, Silva PRS, et al
    Leprosy relapse after multidrug therapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0011870.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
52. MUTISYA WM, Akoko JM, Mwatondo A, Muturi M, et al
    Sero-epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in livestock and humans in Isiolo county Kenya.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013557.
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53. CHATANGA E, Mohamed WMA, Kelava S, Hayashi N, et al
    Mitogenomics of the tropical bont tick Amblyomma variegatum reveals vertical and horizontal transmission of Rickettsia africae.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013610.
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54. CHEN KY, Chen KY, Hu HP, Teng CH, et al
    Geographical distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Taiwanese croplands and the influence of bacterial community interactions on its incubation viability.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013640.
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55. WANG WJ, Gao Q, Guo BZ, Xiao X, et al
    Genomic characterization of eight novel Bartonella species from bats and ectoparasites reveals phylogenetic diversity and host adaptation.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013646.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
56. MA X, Cui P, Chen H, Guo Y, et al
    Neglected brucellosis in pediatric populations from non-endemic regions: Clinical manifestations and prediction of severe disease in Yunnan Province, China.
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025;19:e0013645.
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    PLoS One

57. YANG S, Ren Y, Wu Y, Li X, et al
    The impact of CwlM depletion on the susceptibility of Mycobacterium smegmatis to anti-tuberculosis drugs.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0334937.
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58. MA EJ, Roberts AM, Chou P, Katz A, et al
    Chronic companions: An updated national cross-sectional study of metabolic syndrome comorbidities in outpatient visits for hidradenitis suppurativa.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0333010.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
59. NIROB MNH, Sultana I, Al Arian T, Islam MS, et al
    A multi-epitope vaccine targeting a key virulence factor ClfA: An In-silico approach to combat Staphylococcus aureus infections.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0334885.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
60. DAVID A, Peloakgosi-Shikwambani K, Nsingwane Z, Molepo V, et al
    Challenges, innovations and considerations for the use of tongue swabs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex detection.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0325585.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
61. EPAULARD O, Carre M, Hermet E, Corbin V, et al
    Antibody response to tetanus, diphtheria, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, and H. influenzae b vaccines in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant adult recipients: A multicenter trial.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0335224.
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62. AYELE B, Beyene G, Mekonnen Z, Esmael A, et al
    Whole genome sequencing analysis of antibiotic resistant genes of Shigella species: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0334701.
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63. BANERJEE G, Banerjee P
    Whole genome sequence of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Enterococcus faecalis isolates from public gymnasium equipment reveals evolving infection potential and resistance.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0324894.
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64. WILLIS M, Asboeck A, Amorim BBC, Deps PD, et al
    Self-care interventions to reduce, prevent or monitor physical disability in those affected by leprosy: Protocol for a systematic review.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0330477.
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65. CHEN Y, Lin C, Huang R, Chen Q, et al
    Mycoplasma Pneumoniae bronchiolitis and hypoxemia: A retrospective cohort study on risk and prognosis.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0335604.
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66. EZE CC, Ekeke N, van Brakel W, Ossai EN, et al
    Evaluating effectiveness of self-help groups in reduction of stigma in patients with neglected tropical diseases in Southern Nigeria: A cluster randomised study.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0327741.
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67. ABDALLAH ASI, Mohamed O, Merghani MM, Abdalla Ali M, et al
    Molecular genetic portrait of virulence and ciprofloxacin resistance genes in clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Khartoum, Sudan.
    PLoS One. 2025;20:e0335269.
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    PLoS Pathog

68. CHIN J, Abeydeera N, Repasy T, Rivera-Lugo R, et al
    Mycobacterium tuberculosis triggers reduced inflammatory cytokine responses and virulence in mice lacking Tax1bp1.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1012829.
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69. HU LI, Ozer EA, Seifert HS
    Flavin affinity for the reductase HpaC differentially sensitizes Neisseria gonorrhoeae during Type IV pilus-dependent killing.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013607.
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70. GOERING ER, Clatworthy AE, Parada-Kusz M, Bagnall J, et al
    Kmo restricts Salmonella in a whole organism infection model by promoting macrophage lysosomal acidification through kainate receptor antagonism.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013273.
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71. VAN HOORDE S, Vereecke N, Sperling D, He X, et al
    External factors influence intrinsic differences in Stx2e production by Porcine Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013616.
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72. SHEM-TOV R, Gal-Mor O
    HilE mediates motility thermoregulation in typhoidal Salmonella serovars at elevated physiological temperatures.
    PLoS Pathog. 2025;21:e1013133.
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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

73. BRODY SM, Kalinka E, Prostak SM, Carvalho T, et al
    Homology-mediated transformation of frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis illuminates chytrid development and pathogenesis.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025;122:e2507572122.
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