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What can roadkilled wildlife reveal about fungal pathogens? Insights into Sporothrix in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest 🧫🔍 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A novel medium enabling enhanced in vitro mass sporulation of Microsporum canis: implications for research and diagnostics 🧫📊 #Microbiology #Mycology link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Phylogenomic tree of Cercozoa based on single-cell transcriptomes from 100 uncultured cells #evolution #protists #eukaryotes #eukaryote @BioMedCentral @SpringerMicBio doi.org/10.1186/s12915…

New insights into the #evolution of cooperation Research using a multi-level selection framework reveals that under "relative fitness" conditions, the survival of cooperators positively correlates with the presence of cheaters. @SpringerMicBio doi.org/10.1186/s12915…

A new viral family enters the taxonomy. “Tobaliviridae” expands our view of filamentous mycoviruses within Martellivirales — what does this mean for how we understand fungal–virus evolution? 🧬 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Actinomycetes combine deep biodiversity with practical utility. What limits their wider deployment in real-world bioremediation systems? 🌱link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Precision hydrolysis reframes yeast from ingredient to platform. How might tailored yeast enzymes change control over flavour, texture, and functionality in yeast-based products? 🧫 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

A newly isolated Streptomyces nigra strain with capacity for biotechnological melanin production. How realistic is microbial melanin as a scalable alternative to current sources?link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Salt-loving bacteria, bioplastics, and a surprisingly promising genome. Halovibrio sp. HP20-59 as a potential PHB producer — could extremophiles be the key to scalable bioplastics? 🌊 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Reassessing viral origins and evolutionary placement in the tree of life #OriginofLife #TreeofLife #Evolution #virus #phage @SpringerMicBio doi.org/10.1007/s10482…

Candidozyma auris identified in the Netherlands, with no evidence of hospital transmission. Infection control measures appear to be holding 🧼 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

2025 check-in: resistance isn’t slowing down. Live surveillance, real pathogens, hard signals from the INVIFAR network. This is what we’re actually up against — and it’s already here 🚨🦠link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Rewiring malonyl-CoA, rethinking microbial production. Alternative pathways, broader product space, bigger bio-manufacturing ambitions 🧫 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Leptospira: complex taxonomy, messy genomes, broad clinical reach. If you had to focus on just one piece to improve outcomes, what would it be? 🧪link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Ecological determinants of altruism in prokaryote antivirus defense #microbiology #prokaryotes #viruses @SpringerMicBio link.springer.com/article/10.118…

TB outcomes aren’t gender-neutral. Data from the Italian South TB Network shows clear sex-based disparities in disease outcomes across multiple centres in Italy. How should this change the way we design TB pathways and risk stratification? ⚖️🫁 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

When macrolides fail, what works next? Doxycycline vs azithromycin, both combined with methylprednisolone, in children with macrolide-unresponsive Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Should treatment guidelines shift based on comparative efficacy? 🤔🫁 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

How do citrinin and its metabolites drive nephrotoxicity? 🧪 This integrated multiscale computational study combines DFT, network toxicology and molecular dynamics to reveal underlying mechanisms. #ComputationalToxicology link.springer.com/article/10.100…

How do nodule microbial communities vary in Medicago sativa? 🌱 This study links microbial variation to root-colonising arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. #PlantMicrobiome link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Can a new bivalent vaccine improve protection against Neisseria gonorrhoeae? 💉 This study shows that a TamA + LtgC vaccine induces strong immunogenic and bactericidal antibodies. #VaccineResearch link.springer.com/article/10.100…