653 papers
Microbiology explores the invisible world of tiny life forms that shape our health, environment, and even the air we breathe. From bacteria and viruses to fungi and parasites, this field investigates how these microscopic organisms interact with us and each other, driving everything from disease outbreaks to beneficial fermentation processes. Understanding them is crucial for developing new medicines, improving food safety, and combating global health challenges.
At Gist.Science, we make the latest discoveries in this dynamic field accessible to everyone. We process every new preprint uploaded to bioRxiv in this category, transforming dense academic findings into both clear, plain-language explanations and detailed technical summaries. This ensures that whether you are a student, a researcher, or simply curious, you can grasp the significance of cutting-edge science without getting lost in jargon.
Below are the most recent papers in microbiology, curated and summarized directly from the bioRxiv server to keep you at the forefront of discovery.
Using whole-genome sequencing and longitudinal sampling in rural Malawi, this study demonstrates that ESBL-producing *E. coli* circulates through inter-household transmission networks, highlighting the need for improved sanitation and enhanced surveillance to control community spread.
This study identifies novel class B2 and C -lactamase genes in environmental *Pseudomonas* spp. isolates from wastewater, demonstrating that these genes confer resistance to various -lactam antibiotics and highlighting the importance of monitoring environmental reservoirs for emerging antimicrobial resistance.
This paper provides a biophysical model and uses deep mutational scanning to define how mutations in the RSV F protein impact antibody neutralization, enabling real-time surveillance of resistant strains and guiding the development of more resilient future antibodies.
This study demonstrates that *Escherichia coli* adapts to acid and osmotic stress through a coordinated regulatory network where the nucleoid-associated proteins H-NS and StpA remodel chromatin structure to modulate the expression of stress-responsive genes.
This study uses long-read metagenomics to demonstrate that the temperature-driven microbial succession in urban compost piles effectively reduces foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes while revealing a diverse reservoir of bacteriophages linked to those bacteria.
This study demonstrates that the toxicity of *Vibrio proteolyticus* T6SS effectors is both host-dependent and subject to complex regulatory control, where different transcription regulators can trigger only partial activation of the effector repertoire.
This study demonstrates that the calScreener+ isothermal microcalorimetry (IMC) device serves as a faster and more sensitive alternative to the traditional USP <71> sterility test for detecting microbial contamination in parenteral drugs.
This study developed and field-tested a cost-effective method for monitoring soil-transmitted helminth programs by quantifying worm eggs in fecal sludge from school pit latrines, finding that sampling multiple squat holes is more effective for precision than repeated analysis of a single sample.
This study demonstrates that while cell-surface M protein is necessary for respiratory colonization, secreted (soluble) M protein is the primary driver of lymphatic survival and systemic spread during invasive soft tissue infections, suggesting that M protein's role in virulence is niche-specific.
By analyzing a global dataset of 2,940 *Pseudomonas aeruginosa* genomes, this study reveals that bacterial defence systems are the primary drivers of accessory genome interactions, exhibiting distinct ecological distributions and complex cooperative or competitive relationships that significantly shape bacterial genome evolution and plasticity.