Molecular Microbiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Molecular Microbiology is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Lysosomal swelling and lysis mediate delivery of C3 toxins to their cytoplasmic targets56
Leishmania mexicana N‐Acetyltransferease 10 Is Important for Polysome Formation and Cell Cycle Progression51
Super‐resolution fluorescence microscopy for investigating bacterial cell biology48
Modulation of bacterial membrane proteins activity by clustering into plasma membrane nanodomains40
Functional diversity of isoprenoid lipids in Methylobacterium extorquens PA140
PdeA is required for the rod shape morphology of Brucella abortus37
EPEC‐induced activation of the Ca2+ transporter TRPV2 leads to pyroptotic cell death31
Architecture of torovirus replicative organelles29
The Complex and Challenging World of the Host–Pathogen Interaction29
Streptococcus pneumoniae binds collagens and C1q via the SSURE repeats of the PfbB adhesin27
Mechanistic insights from molecular microbiology into the production of immunological and neuronal diversity27
Co‐evolution at protein–protein interfaces guides inference of stoichiometry of oligomeric protein complexes by de novo structure prediction26
The regulatory network comprising ArcAB‐RpoS‐RssB influences motility in Vibrio cholerae25
Post‐translational modification by the Pgf glycosylation machinery modulates Streptococcus mutans OMZ175 physiology and virulence25
The interaction between the histone acetyltransferase complex Hat1‐Hat2 and transcription factor AmyR provides a molecular brake to regulate amylase gene expression23
The optimization of microbial functions through rational environmental manipulations23
CRISPR interference identifies vulnerable cellular pathways with bactericidal phenotypes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis23
Methionine oxidation in bacteria: A reversible post‐translational modification23
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Molecular microbiology interview—Ines Diaz del Olmo—Awardee of the best poster presentation at the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting 202321
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Physical models of bacterial chromosomes20
Interview with Enzo Breviglieri Sichi de Mello, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil20
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Exploitation of the host exocyst complex by bacterial pathogens19
Redefining the bacteriophage mv4 site‐specific recombination system and the sequence specificity of its attB and core‐attP sites18
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Structure–function relationships underpin disulfide loop cleavage‐dependent activation of Legionella pneumophila lysophospholipase A PlaA18
To die or not to die: Programmed cell death responses and their interactions with Coxiella burnetii infection18
Interpreting the role of antioxidants in vivo: A cautionary tale17
Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces delayed lipid droplet accumulation in dendritic cells depending on bacterial viability and virulence17
Mechanisms of chlorate toxicity and resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa17
Perspective elucidating the physiology of a microbial cell: Neidhardt's Holy Grail17
Processing of the alaW alaX operon encoding the Ala2 tRNAs in Escherichia coli requires both RNase E and RNase P17
Discovery of a novel type IIb RelBE toxin‐antitoxin system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis defined by co‐regulation with an antisense RNA17
Profiling the Pyrenophora tritici‐repentis secretome: The Pf2 transcription factor regulates the secretion of the effector proteins ToxA and ToxB17
Genetic analysis of translation initiation in bacteria: An initiator tRNA‐centric view17
The emerging oral pathogen, Filifactor alocis, extends the functional lifespan of human neutrophils17
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Manganese‐dependent transcription regulation by MntR and PerR in Thermus thermophilusHB816
Fc‐conjugated C‐type lectin receptors: Tools for understanding host–pathogen interactions16
Tartrolon sensing and detoxification by the Listeria monocytogenes timABR resistance operon16
Transcription–translation coupling: Recent advances and future perspectives16
Hook‐basal‐body assembly state dictates substrate specificity of the flagellar type‐III secretion system16
Precision‐cut lung slices: A powerful ex vivo model to investigate respiratory infectious diseases16
The small protein MntS evolved from a signal peptide and acquired a novel function regulating manganese homeostasis in Escherichia coli16
Identification, characterization and classification of prokaryotic nucleoid‐associated proteins16
The Power Duo: How the Interplay Between Nucleoid‐Associated Proteins and Small Noncoding RNAs Orchestrates the Cellular Regulatory Symphony16
Multiple regulatory inputs including cell envelope stress orchestrate expression of the Escherichia coli rpoN operon15
Remote Regulation by VirB, the Transcriptional Anti‐Silencer of Shigella Virulence Genes, Provides Mechanistic Information15
Tapping lipid droplets: A rich fat diet of intracellular bacterial pathogens15
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The ClpX chaperone and a hypermorphic FtsA variant with impaired self‐interaction are mutually compensatory for coordinating Staphylococcus aureus cell division15
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Serine proteases autotransporter of Enterobacteriaceae: Structures, subdomains, motifs, functions, and targets15
Expansion microscopy of apicomplexan parasites15
Correction to “FabR senses long‐chain unsaturated fatty acids to control virulence in pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida15
The TonB‐dependent uptake of pyrroloquinoline‐quinone (PQQ) and secretion of gluconate by Escherichia coli K‐1215
Cyclic di‐GMP signaling—Where did you come from and where will you go?15
Proteolytic activity of surface‐exposed HtrA determines its expression level and is needed to survive acidic conditions in Clostridioides difficile14
Endoplasmic reticulum localized TMEM33 domain‐containing protein is crucial for all life cycle stages of the malaria parasite14
The bacterial virulence factor NleA undergoes host‐mediated O‐linked glycosylation14
The binding affinity‐dependent inhibition of cell growth and viability by DNA sulfur‐binding domains14
Regulatory interactions between daptomycin‐ and bacitracin‐responsive pathways coordinate the cell envelope antibiotic resistance response of Enterococcus faecalis14
The Plasmodium falciparumCCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates male gametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA‐binding proteins14
Aspects of oral streptococcal metabolic diversity: Imagining the landscape beneath the fog14
LapB (YciM) orchestrates protein–protein interactions at the interface of lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid biosynthesis14
Cell death induction facilitates egress of Coxiella burnetii from infected host cells at late stages of infection14
Recruitment of both the ESCRT and autophagic machineries to ejecting Mycobacterium marinum14
BldD‐based bimolecular fluorescence complementation for in vivo detection of the second messenger cyclic di‐GMP13
Identification of EppR, a Second Repressor of Error‐Prone DNA Polymerase Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii13
The Pxp Complex Detoxifies 5‐Oxoproline and Promotes the Growth of Clostridioides difficile13
The recombination initiation functions DprA and RecFOR suppress microindel mutations in Acinetobacter baylyiADP113
Phenotypic plasticity: The role of a phosphatase family Rap in the genetic regulation ofBacilli13
Environmental Control of Queuosine Levels in Streptococcus mutanstRNAs13
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Roles and interactions of the specialized initiation factors EIF4E2, EIF4E5, and EIF4E6 in Trypanosoma brucei: EIF4E2 maintains the abundances of S‐p13
Bacterial chromatin proteins, transcription, and DNA topology: Inseparable partners in the control of gene expression13
Carbon catabolite repression on the Rgg2/3 quorum sensing system in Streptococcus pyogenes is mediated by PTSMan and Mga13
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Specificity of Membrane‐Associated J‐Domain Protein, Caj1, in Amphotericin B Tolerance in Budding Yeast13
In Vivo Cross‐Linking Sheds Light on the Salmonella Divisome in Which PBP3 and PBP3SAL Compete for Occupancy12
Mycoplasma invasion into host cells: An integrated model of infection strategy12
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Studying lysine acetylation of citric acid cycle enzymes by genetic code expansion11
Molecular regulation of virulence in Legionella pneumophila11
Persistence of Trypanosoma brucei as early procyclic forms and social motility are dependent on glycosylphosphatidylinositol transamidase11
Understanding Cell Communication Among Protozoan Parasites11
Transcriptional and functional characterizations of multiple flagellin genes in spirochetes11
Comparative proteomics of vesicles essential for the egress of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes from red blood cells11
Functional and Pangenomic Exploration of Roc Two‐Component Regulatory Systems Identifies Novel Players Across Pseudomonas Species11
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Luminal Phospholipase D Attacks Bacterial Membranes in Dictyostelium discoideum Phagosomes11
Analysis of bb0556 Expression and Its Role During Borrelia burgdorferi Mammalian Infection11
The Plasmodium falciparum parasitophorous vacuole protein P113 interacts with the parasite protein export machinery and maintains normal vacuole architecture11
Ribosome profiling in the Symbiodiniacean dinoflagellate Fugacium kawagutii shows coordinated protein synthesis of enzymes in different pathways at different times of day11
Genomic and phenotypic analysis of SspH1 identifies a new Salmonella effector, SspH311
Spatial and temporal localization of cell wall associated pili in Enterococcus faecalis11
Diverse molecular mechanisms of transcription regulation by the bacterial alarmone ppGpp11
Comparative Multi‐Omics Survey Reveals Novel Specialized Metabolites and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Under GacS Control in Pseudomonas donghuensis Strain SVBP611
The zinc finger protein StMR1 affects the pathogenicity and melanin synthesis of Setosphaeria turcica and directly regulates the expression of DHN melanin synthesis pathway genes11
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Excess copper catalyzes protein disulfide bond formation in the bacterial periplasm but not in the cytoplasm10
The galactose metabolism genes UGE1 and UGM1 are novel virulence factors of the maize anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum graminicola10
Cortactin: A universal host cytoskeletal target of Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacterial pathogens10
Two neglected but valuable genetic tools for Escherichia coli and other bacteria: In vivo cosmid packaging and inducible plasmid replication10
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Molecular mapping of virus‐infected cells with immunogold and metal‐tagging transmission electron microscopy10
Tag Recycling in the Pup‐Proteasome System is Essential for Mycobacterium smegmatis Survival Under Starvation Conditions10
Molecular Microbiology of Microbiomes10
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The Bradyrhizobium japonicum fsrB gene is essential for utilization of structurally diverse ferric siderophores to fulfill its nutritional iron requirement10
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Discovery of a novel transcriptional regulator of sugar catabolism in archaea10
Flagellar motor remodeling during swarming requires FliL10
Interview with Gabriel G. Araujo, Molecular Microbiology Poster Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil10
Protein Homeostasis Impairment Alters Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Biofilm Communities10
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The transcription factor Ofi1 is critical for white‐opaque switching in natural MTLa/α isolates of Candida albicans9
Reciprocal sharing of extracellular proteases and extracellular matrix molecules facilitates Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation9
Molecular Microbiology of the host‐pathogen interaction in neglected tropical diseases9
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Distinct subunit architecture and assembly pattern of DNA gyrase from mycobacteria9
Defining the regulatory mechanisms of sigma factor RpoS degradation in Azotobacter vinelandii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa9
Correction to “Bacterial Chromatin Proteins, Transcription, and DNA Topology: Inseparable Partners in the Control of Gene Expression”9
Apoptosis‐inducing factor‐like protein‐mediated stress and metronidazole‐responsive programmed cell death pathway in Entamoeba histolytica9
Drosophila versus Mycobacteria: A model for mycobacterial host–pathogen interactions8
PorA of the Type IX Secretion Is a Ligand of the PorXY Two‐Component Regulatory System in Porphyromonas gingivalis8
Correction to “Galactomannan Utilization by Cellvibrio japonicus Relies on a Single Essential α‐Galactosidase Encoded by the aga27A Gene”8
Molecular Microbiology: A new vision and expanded scope8
Tetraether archaeal lipids promote long‐term survival in extreme conditions8
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PqsR‐independent quorum‐sensing response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 outlier‐strain reveals new insights on the PqsE effect on RhlR activity8
Uncovering the Significance of JNK/AKT Axis in the Autophagic Regulation of Leishmania major Infection8
Multiple Effects of L‐Leucine in Escherichia coli Lead to L‐Leucine‐Sensitive Growth in the Absence of Unphosphorylated PtsN8
Microfabrication and its use in investigating fungal biology8
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A novel transcriptional activation mechanism of inulinase gene in Kluyveromyces marxianus involving a glycolysis regulator KmGcr1p with unique and functional Q‐rich repeats8
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The accessory protein TagV is required for full Type VI secretion system activity in Serratia marcescens8
Nucleoid‐associated proteins of mycobacteria come with a distinctive flavor8
In Vivo Nitrosative Stress‐Induced Expression of a Photolyase Promotes Vibrio cholerae Environmental Blue Light Resistance8
A conserved malaria parasite protein required for maintenance of sporozoite cell shape and transmission8
Bacterial membrane dynamics: Compartmentalization and repair8
Glycosyl transferase GT2 genes mediate the biosynthesis of an unusual (1,3;1,4)‐β‐glucan exopolysaccharide in the bacterium Sarcina ventriculi8
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In Hyphomicrobium denitrificans Two Related Sulfane‐Sulfur Responsive Transcriptional Repressors Regulate Thiosulfate Oxidation and Have a Deep Impact on Nitrate Respiration and Anae8
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TnSmu1 is a functional integrative and conjugative element in Streptococcus mutans that when expressed causes growth arrest of host bacteria8
The life cycle and enigmatic egress of coronaviruses8
Secrets of getting started: Regulation of the first committed step of peptidoglycan synthesis by protein phosphorylation in Enterococcus and other Gram‐positive bacteria7
Differential survival of Staphylococcal species in macrophages7
Everything OLD is new again: How structural, functional, and bioinformatic advances have redefined a neglected nuclease family7
Riboflavin salvage by Borrelia burgdorferi supports carbon metabolism and is essential for survival in the tick vector7
Bradyrhizobium japonicumHmuP is an RNA‐binding protein that positively controls hmuR operon expression by suppression of a negative regulatory RNA7
Functional characterization of the first lipoyl‐relay pathway from a parasitic protozoan7
Systematic evolution of initiation factor 3 and the ribosomal protein uS12 optimizes Escherichia coli growth with an unconventional initiator tRNA7
Perturbation of ATG16L1 function impairs the biogenesis of Salmonella and Coxiella replication vacuoles7
RFX transcription factor in the human‐associated yeast Candida albicans regulates adhesion to oral epithelium7
Small RNAs that target G‐rich sequences are generated by diverse biogenesis pathways in Epsilonproteobacteria7
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Anchors: A way for FtsZ filaments to stay membrane bound7
Mining RNA‐seq data reveals the massive regulon of GcvB small RNA and its physiological significance in maintaining amino acid homeostasis in Escherichia coli7
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The AraC‐type transcription factor TagK is a new player in the signaling cascade that induces the anti‐eukaryotic T6SS of Xanthomonas citri7
Electron microscopy: The key to resolve RNA viruses replication organelles7
KAHRP dynamically relocalizes to remodeled actin junctions and associates with knob spirals in Plasmodium falciparum‐infected erythrocytes7
Escherichia coli K‐12 has two distinguishable PriA‐PriB replication restart pathways7
Meet early career researcher—Ismath Sadhir—Awardee of the molecular microbiology poster prize at the EMBO workshop bacterial morphogenesis, survival and virulence: Dynamic genomes an7
TasA Fibre Interactions Are Necessary for Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Structure7
Challenges in defining the functional, non‐coding, expressed genome of members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex7
Understudied proteins and understudied functions in the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis—A major challenge in current research7
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Role of the major determinant of polar flagellation FlhG in the endoflagella‐containing spirochete Leptospira7
The LysR‐type transcriptional regulator LelA co‐regulates various effectors in different Legionella species7
An introduction to scanning transmission electron microscopy for the study of protozoans7
Hypothiocyanite and host–microbe interactions7
Atypical Mycobacterium abscessusBlaRI Ortholog Mediates Regulation of Energy Metabolism but Not β‐Lactam Resistance7
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A long journey to the colon: The role of the small intestine microbiota in intestinal disease6
Study of NIT domain‐containing chemoreceptors from two global phytopathogens and identification of NIT domains in eukaryotes6
Escherichia coliDNA repair helicase Lhr is also a uracil‐DNA glycosylase6
Interview with Leticia Veloso R. Franco, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil6
Heterogeneity of the group B streptococcal type VII secretion system and influence on colonization of the female genital tract6
Bacterial macromolecular machineries6
ppGpp is a dual‐role regulator involved in balancing iron absorption and prodiginine biosynthesis in Pseudoalteromonas6
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transposon Sequencing Database (MtbTnDB): A Large‐Scale Guide to Genetic Conditional Essentiality6
Quorum sensing signal synthases enhance Vibrio parahaemolyticus swarming motility6
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Molecular interactions between the intestinal microbiota and the host6
Putative prefoldin complex subunit 5 of Plasmodium berghei is crucial for microtubule formation and parasite development in the mosquito6
Whole‐genome CRISPR screens to understand Apicomplexan–host interactions6
Characterization of TseB: A new actor in cell wall elongation in Bacillus subtilis6
Regulation of DNA Topology in Archaea: State of the Art and Perspectives6
Cortactin: A major cellular target of viral, protozoal, and fungal pathogens6
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The Plasmodium GRASP Homolog Modulates Liver Stage Development, Subsequent Blood Infection and Virulence in Mice6
NrdR in Streptococcus and Listeria spp.: DNA Helix Phase Dependence of the Bacterial Ribonucleotide Reductase Repressor6
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Comprehensive characterization of purine and pyrimidine transport activities in Trichomonas vaginalis and functional cloning of a trichomonad nucleoside transporter6
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Tick gut barriers impacting tick–microbe interactions and pathogen persistence6
DNA Packaging Specificity in the λ‐Like Phages: Gifsy‐16
Special Issue: Regulating with RNA in Microbes6
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Three‐dimensional chromosome re‐modelling: The integral mechanism of transcription regulation in bacteria5
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Exploring the role of E. faecalis enterococcal polysaccharide antigen (EPA) and lipoproteins in evasion of phagocytosis5
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RecA levels modulate biofilm development in Acinetobacter baumannii5
Listeria monocytogenes two component system PieRS regulates secretion chaperones PrsA1 and PrsA2 and enhances bacterial translocation across the intestine5
RelA binding of mRNAs modulates translation or sRNA‐mRNA basepairing depending on the position of the GGAG site5
Geobacter sulfurreducens inner membrane cytochrome CbcBA controls electron transfer and growth yield near the energetic limit of respiration5
Roles of the transcriptional regulators Fts1, YlNrg1, YlTup1, and YlSsn6 in the repression of the yeast‐to‐filament transition in the dimorphic yeast Yarrowia lipol5
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That's no moon, it's a Starship: Giant transposons driving fungal horizontal gene transfer5
The regulation of bacterial two‐partner secretion systems5
Borrelia burgdorferiPlzA is a cyclic‐di‐GMP dependent DNA and RNA binding protein5
Diversity in new flagellum tip attachment in bloodstream form African trypanosomes5
Rotavirus activates MLKL‐mediated host cellular necroptosis concomitantly with apoptosis to facilitate dissemination of viral progeny5
Sequential action of antibacterial effectors in Dictyostelium discoideum phagosomes5
Cytosolic Factors Controlling PASTA Kinase‐Dependent ReoM Phosphorylation5
The two‐component system CroRS acts as a master regulator of cell envelope homeostasis to confer antimicrobial tolerance in the bacterial pathogen Enterococcus faecalis5
New insights into the Tat protein transport cycle from characterizing the assembled Tat translocon5
Cytoadhesion of Plasmodium falciparum‐Infected Red Blood Cells Changes the Expression of Cytokine‐, Histone‐ and Antiviral Protein‐Encoding Genes in Brain Endothelial Cells5
Capturing chromosome conformation in Crenarchaea5
The 3′UTR‐derived sRNA RsaG coordinates redox homeostasis and metabolism adaptation in response to glucose‐6‐phosphate uptake in Staphylococcus aureus5
Distinct but Redundant Roles of ER Cargo Receptors p24 and Erv29 in Facilitating Proper Secretion of Cellulases in Trichoderma reesei5
Transcription factor CreA is involved in the inverse regulation of biofilm formation and asexual development through distinct pathways in Aspergillus fumigatus5
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Pilotins are mobile T3SS components involved in assembly and substrate specificity of the bacterial type III secretion system5
ThyD Is a Thylakoid Membrane Protein Influencing Cell Division and Acclimation to High Light in the Multicellular Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 71205
Interview with Julia Takuno Hespanhol, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil5
Multifaceted Roles of chs Genes in Regulating Cell Growth, Mycelial Morphology, Monascus Pigments and Citrinin Biosynthesis in Monascus purpureus5
Regulation of neutrophil myeloperoxidase inhibitor SPIN by the small RNA Teg49 in Staphylococcus aureus5
Divergent unsaturated fatty acid synthesis in two highly related model pseudomonads5
Multifaceted Evolution of the PhoPQ Two‐Component System in Salmonella enterica Enhanced the Expression of Horizontally Acquired Virulence Genes4
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Endonuclease VIII 2 (Nei2) forms a prereplicative BER complex with DnaN: Identification, characterization, and disruption of complex formation4
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Ancestral TALE homeobox protein transcription factor regulates actin dynamics and cellular activities of protozoan parasite Entamoeba invadens4
New insights into the disulfide stress response by the Bacillus subtilis Spx system at a single‐cell level4
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