Molecular Microbiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Molecular Microbiology is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Mechanistic insights from molecular microbiology into the production of immunological and neuronal diversity45
The Complex and Challenging World of the Host–Pathogen Interaction42
Co‐evolution at protein–protein interfaces guides inference of stoichiometry of oligomeric protein complexes by de novo structure prediction38
Leishmania mexicana N‐Acetyltransferease 10 Is Important for Polysome Formation and Cell Cycle Progression35
The interaction between the histone acetyltransferase complex Hat1‐Hat2 and transcription factor AmyR provides a molecular brake to regulate amylase gene expression35
The regulatory network comprising ArcAB‐RpoS‐RssB influences motility in Vibrio cholerae34
Super‐resolution fluorescence microscopy for investigating bacterial cell biology33
Modulation of bacterial membrane proteins activity by clustering into plasma membrane nanodomains31
Post‐translational modification by the Pgf glycosylation machinery modulates Streptococcus mutans OMZ175 physiology and virulence30
ISG15 At the Crossroads of Innate Immunity and Host Survival in Response to Typhoid Toxin28
Methionine oxidation in bacteria: A reversible post‐translational modification27
The optimization of microbial functions through rational environmental manipulations27
Molecular microbiology interview—Ines Diaz del Olmo—Awardee of the best poster presentation at the UK Cellular Microbiology Network Meeting 202327
Lysosomal swelling and lysis mediate delivery of C3 toxins to their cytoplasmic targets27
Interpreting the role of antioxidants in vivo: A cautionary tale26
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces delayed lipid droplet accumulation in dendritic cells depending on bacterial viability and virulence25
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Interview with Enzo Breviglieri Sichi de Mello, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil24
Redefining the bacteriophage mv4 site‐specific recombination system and the sequence specificity of its attB and core‐attP sites23
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Physical models of bacterial chromosomes23
Mechanisms of chlorate toxicity and resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa23
Processing of the alaW alaX operon encoding the Ala2 tRNAs in Escherichia coli requires both RNase E and RNase P22
Structure–function relationships underpin disulfide loop cleavage‐dependent activation of Legionella pneumophila lysophospholipase A PlaA22
Perspective elucidating the physiology of a microbial cell: Neidhardt's Holy Grail22
The FsrA ‐Mediated Iron‐Sparing Response Regulates the Biosynthesis of the Epipeptide EPE in 22
The small protein MntS evolved from a signal peptide and acquired a novel function regulating manganese homeostasis in Escherichia coli22
Genetic analysis of translation initiation in bacteria: An initiator tRNA‐centric view22
Exploitation of the host exocyst complex by bacterial pathogens22
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PLP Homeostasis Protein Is Required for Efficient Maturation of Aromatic Amino Acid Aminotransferase in Salmonella enterica21
Profiling the Pyrenophora tritici‐repentis secretome: The Pf2 transcription factor regulates the secretion of the effector proteins ToxA and ToxB21
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Type IV Pili‐Associated Secretion of a Biofilm Matrix Protein From Clostridium perfringens That Forms 21
Manganese‐dependent transcription regulation by MntR and PerR in Thermus thermophilusHB821
Multiple regulatory inputs including cell envelope stress orchestrate expression of the Escherichia coli rpoN operon20
Cyclic di‐GMP signaling—Where did you come from and where will you go?20
The Power Duo: How the Interplay Between Nucleoid‐Associated Proteins and Small Noncoding RNAs Orchestrates the Cellular Regulatory Symphony20
Transcription–translation coupling: Recent advances and future perspectives20
The TonB‐ dependent uptake of pyrroloquinoline‐quinone ( PQQ ) and secretion of gluconate by 20
Tartrolon sensing and detoxification by the Listeria monocytogenes timABR resistance operon19
Tapping lipid droplets: A rich fat diet of intracellular bacterial pathogens19
The ClpX chaperone and a hypermorphic FtsA variant with impaired self‐interaction are mutually compensatory for coordinating Staphylococcus aureus cell division19
Identification, characterization and classification of prokaryotic nucleoid‐associated proteins18
Expansion microscopy of apicomplexan parasites18
Recruitment of both the ESCRT and autophagic machineries to ejecting Mycobacterium marinum18
AP2XI ‐3 is Critical for the Cell Cycle of Toxoplasma to Progress Through the G1 18
The binding affinity‐dependent inhibition of cell growth and viability by DNA sulfur‐binding domains18
Serine proteases autotransporter of Enterobacteriaceae: Structures, subdomains, motifs, functions, and targets18
Correction to “ FabR senses long‐chain unsaturated fatty acids to control virulence in pathogen Edwardsiella piscicida 18
The Plasmodium falciparumCCCH zinc finger protein MD3 regulates male gametocytogenesis through its interaction with RNA‐binding proteins17
The Pxp Complex Detoxifies 5‐Oxoproline and Promotes the Growth of Clostridioides difficile17
LapB (YciM) orchestrates protein–protein interactions at the interface of lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid biosynthesis17
Remote Regulation by VirB, the Transcriptional Anti‐Silencer of Shigella Virulence Genes, Provides Mechanistic Information17
Perfectly Coupled Transcriptional Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthesis in Enterocci, Streptocci, and Lactococci16
DNA Binding by BosR Controls RpoS ‐Dependent and ‐Independent Gene 16
Phenotypic plasticity: The role of a phosphatase family Rap in the genetic regulation ofBacilli16
Strict Aerobic Lifestyle and Anaerobic Survival of Bacteria: Inseparable Twins?16
Regulatory interactions between daptomycin‐ and bacitracin‐responsive pathways coordinate the cell envelope antibiotic resistance response of Enterococcus faecalis16
Endoplasmic reticulum localized TMEM33 domain‐containing protein is crucial for all life cycle stages of the malaria parasite16
Proteolytic activity of surface‐exposed HtrA determines its expression level and is needed to survive acidic conditions in Clostridioides difficile16
Cell death induction facilitates egress of Coxiella burnetii from infected host cells at late stages of infection15
The bacterial virulence factor NleA undergoes host‐mediated O‐linked glycosylation15
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Identification of EppR, a Second Repressor of Error‐Prone DNA Polymerase Genes in Acinetobacter baumannii15
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Bacterial chromatin proteins, transcription, and DNA topology: Inseparable partners in the control of gene expression15
Aspects of oral streptococcal metabolic diversity: Imagining the landscape beneath the fog15
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Environmental Control of Queuosine Levels in Streptococcus mutanstRNAs14
Roles and interactions of the specialized initiation factors EIF4E2 , EIF4E5, and 14
The recombination initiation functions DprA and RecFOR suppress microindel mutations in 14
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Comparative proteomics of vesicles essential for the egress of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes from red blood cells13
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 Occupancy13
Functional and Pangenomic Exploration of Roc Two‐Component Regulatory Systems Identifies Novel Players Across Pseudomonas Species13
Mycoplasma invasion into host cells: An integrated model of infection strategy13
Studying lysine acetylation of citric acid cycle enzymes by genetic code expansion13
Analysis of bb0556 Expression and Its Role During Borrelia burgdorferi Mammalian Infection12
Divergent Autophagy Pathways in Plasmodium : Mechanisms, Functions, and Therapeutic Potential12
Bacterial Toxin Exploits Host Membrane Phospholipid as a Receptor for Binding, Entry, and Cytopathogenicity12
Luminal Phospholipase D Attacks Bacterial Membranes in Dictyostelium discoideum Phagosomes12
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Understanding Cell Communication Among Protozoan Parasites12
Spatial and temporal localization of cell wall associated pili in Enterococcus faecalis12
Molecular regulation of virulence in Legionella pneumophila12
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Rop‐Mediated Suppression of RpoS Production Increases Resistance to Nitric Oxide12
Ribosome profiling in the Symbiodiniacean dinoflagellate Fugacium kawagutii shows coordinated protein synthesis of enzymes in different pathways at different times of day12
Tag Recycling in the Pup‐Proteasome System is Essential for Mycobacterium smegmatis Survival Under Starvation Conditions11
Phosphoproteomic Analysis of GAP50 ‐Deficient Parasites Reveals the Inner Membrane Complex Is Involved in Ion Regulation in To11
The Bradyrhizobium japonicum fsrB gene is essential for utilization of structurally diverse ferric siderophores to fulfill its nutritional iron requirement11
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A Spontaneous Mutation in tfo X Impairs Bioluminescence in 11
To Move or Not to Move: When and How Bacteria Suppress Flagellar Motility11
Protein Homeostasis Impairment Alters Phenotypic Heterogeneity of Biofilm Communities11
Interview with Gabriel G. Araujo, Molecular Microbiology Poster Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil11
Comparative Multi‐Omics Survey Reveals Novel Specialized Metabolites and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Under GacS Control in Pseudomonas donghuensis Strain SVBP611
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Molecular Microbiology of Microbiomes10
The galactose metabolism genes UGE1 and UGM1 are novel virulence factors of the maize anthracnose fungus Colletotrichum graminicola10
Discovery of a novel transcriptional regulator of sugar catabolism in archaea10
Defining the regulatory mechanisms of sigma factor RpoS degradation in Azotobacter vinelandii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa10
An Improved Description of the Small RNA Landscape of the Human Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus10
Two neglected but valuable genetic tools for Escherichia coli and other bacteria: In vivo cosmid packaging and inducible plasmid replication10
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Excess copper catalyzes protein disulfide bond formation in the bacterial periplasm but not in the cytoplasm10
Molecular mapping of virus‐infected cells with immunogold and metal‐tagging transmission electron microscopy10
Flagellar motor remodeling during swarming requires FliL10
The Hemoprotein Hhy1 Promotes Heme‐Dependent Catalase Activity of Ctt110
Molecular Microbiology of the host‐pathogen interaction in neglected tropical diseases10
Cortactin: A universal host cytoskeletal target of Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacterial pathogens10
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Distinct subunit architecture and assembly pattern of DNA gyrase from mycobacteria9
Apoptosis‐inducing factor‐like protein‐mediated stress and metronidazole‐responsive programmed cell death pathway in Entamoeba histolytica9
PorA of the Type IX Secretion Is a Ligand of the PorXY Two‐Component Regulatory System in Porphyromonas gingivalis9
In Vivo Nitrosative Stress‐Induced Expression of a Photolyase Promotes Vibrio cholerae Environmental Blue Light Resistance9
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The accessory protein TagV is required for full Type VI secretion system activity in Serratia marcescens9
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Correction to “Galactomannan Utilization by Cellvibrio japonicus Relies on a Single Essential α‐Ga9
Multiple Effects of L‐Leucine in Escherichia coli Lead to L‐Leucine‐Sensitive Growth in the Absence of Unphosphorylated PtsN9
Reciprocal sharing of extracellular proteases and extracellular matrix molecules facilitates Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation9
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The transcription factor Ofi1 is critical for white‐opaque switching in natural MTLa/α isolates of Candida albicans9
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Correction to “Bacterial Chromatin Proteins, Transcription, and DNA Topology: Inseparable Partners in the Control of Gene Expression”9
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Nucleoid‐associated proteins of mycobacteria come with a distinctive flavor9
Meet early career researcher—Ismath Sadhir—Awardee of the molecular microbiology poster prize at the EMBO workshop bacterial morphogenesis, survival and virulence: Dynamic genomes an8
In Hyphomicrobium denitrificans Two Related Sulfane‐Sulfur Responsive Transcriptional Repressors R8
Atypical Mycobacterium abscessusBlaRI Ortholog Mediates Regulation of Energy Metabolism but Not β‐Lactam Resistance8
Tn Smu1 is a functional integrative and conjugative element in Streptococ8
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Tetraether archaeal lipids promote long‐term survival in extreme conditions8
RFX transcription factor in the human‐associated yeast Candida albicans regulates adhesion to oral epithelium8
TasA Fibre Interactions Are Necessary for Bacillus subtilis Biofilm Structure8
Hypothiocyanite and host–microbe interactions8
Bacterial membrane dynamics: Compartmentalization and repair8
SanA Plays a Role in Peptidoglycan Integrity in Escherichia coli8
The AraC‐type transcription factor TagK is a new player in the signaling cascade that induces the anti‐eukaryotic T6SS of Xanthomonas citri8
The LysR‐type transcriptional regulator LelA co‐regulates various effectors in different Legionella species8
Glycosyl transferase GT2 genes mediate the biosynthesis of an unusual (1,3;1,4)‐β‐glucan exopolysaccharide in the bacterium Sarcina ventriculi8
Identification of an ERGIC ‐Like Compartment in Fission Yeast: Emp43 Functions as a Lectin‐Like Cargo Receptor for Glycosylated Proteins8
Uncovering the Significance of JNK/AKT Axis in the Autophagic Regulation of Leishmania major Infection8
Secrets of getting started: Regulation of the first committed step of peptidoglycan synthesis by protein phosphorylation in Enterococcus and other Gram‐positive bacteria8
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Riboflavin salvage by Borrelia burgdorferi supports carbon metabolism and is essential for survival in the tick vector7
Understudied proteins and understudied functions in the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis—A major challenge in current research7
Differential survival of Staphylococcal species in macrophages7
The Plasmodium GRASP Homolog Modulates Liver Stage Development, Subsequent Blood Infection and Virulence in Mice7
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transposon Sequencing Database (MtbTnDB): A Large‐Scale Guide to Genetic Conditional Essentiality7
Electron microscopy: The key to resolve RNA viruses replication organelles7
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Relies on a Phosphoketolase to Support Anaerobic Survival Under Reductive Stress7
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Bradyrhizobium japonicumHmuP is an RNA‐binding protein that positively controls hmuR operon expression by suppression of a negative regulatory RNA7
A Novel Plasmodium berghei Protein, LSMP, Regulates Malaria Liver Stage Maturation7
An introduction to scanning transmission electron microscopy for the study of protozoans7
Anchors: A way for FtsZ filaments to stay membrane bound7
How Pathogens Maintain Proteostasis During Infection6
NrdR in Streptococcus and Listeria spp.: DNA6
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Escherichia coliDNA repair helicase Lhr is also a uracil‐DNA glycosylase6
Detection of Ring Structure and Its Flexibility in Periplasmic Region of FliL , Bacterial Flagellar Stator‐Associate Protein, in Marine 6
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ppGpp is a dual‐role regulator involved in balancing iron absorption and prodiginine biosynthesis in Pseudoalteromonas6
A long journey to the colon: The role of the small intestine microbiota in intestinal disease6
The Synergy Between a Silver‐Ruthenium Antimicrobial and Aminoglycosides Is Based on Severe Macromolecular Damage6
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Quorum sensing signal synthases enhance Vibrio parahaemolyticus swarming motility6
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DNA Packaging Specificity in the λ‐Like Phages: Gifsy‐16
Regulation of DNA Topology in Archaea: State of the Art and Perspectives6
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Interview with Leticia Veloso R. Franco, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil6
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Everything OLD is new again: How structural, functional, and bioinformatic advances have redefined a neglected nuclease family6
Cortactin: A major cellular target of viral, protozoal, and fungal pathogens6
Study of NIT domain‐containing chemoreceptors from two global phytopathogens and identification of NIT domains in eukaryotes5
Nitric Oxide Tunes Secreted Metabolite Bioactivity5
Divergent unsaturated fatty acid synthesis in two highly related model pseudomonads5
Sequential action of antibacterial effectors in Dictyostelium discoideum phagosomes5
Borrelia burgdorferi PlzA is a cyclic‐di‐GMP dependent DNA 5
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The regulation of bacterial two‐partner secretion systems5
Exploring the role of E. faecalis enterococcal polysaccharide antigen (EPA) and lipoproteins in evasion of phagocytosis5
In Salmonella Typhimurium, YiiD Modulates cAMP Leve5
Distinct but Redundant Roles of ER Cargo Receptors p24 and Erv29 in Facilitating Proper Secretion of Cellulases in Trichoderma reesei5
Whole‐genome CRISPR screens to understand Apicomplexan–host interactions5
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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
Pilotins are mobile T3SS components involved in assembly and substrate specificity of the bacterial type III 5
ThyD Is a Thylakoid Membrane Protein Influencing Cell Division and Acclimation to High Light in the Multicellular Cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. Strain PCC 71205
The two‐component system CroRS acts as a master regulator of cell envelope homeostasis to confer antimicrobial tolerance in the bacterial pathogen Enterococcus faecalis5
Interview with Julia Takuno Hespanhol, Molecular Microbiology Oral Presentation Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil5
RecA levels modulate biofilm development in Acinetobacter baumannii5
Putative prefoldin complex subunit 5 of Plasmodium berghei is crucial for microtubule formation and parasite development in the mosquito5
The Complexity of erm ‐Mediated Resistance: Structural and Functional Perspectives From β‐Hemolyti5
Capturing chromosome conformation in Crenarchaea5
Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Human Macrophages During Mycobacterium avium Versus Mycobacterium tuberculosis 5
Three‐dimensional chromosome re‐modelling: The integral mechanism of transcription regulation in bacteria5
Transcription factor CreA is involved in the inverse regulation of biofilm formation and asexual development through distinct pathways in Aspergillus fumigatus5
Multifaceted Roles of chs Genes in Regulating Cell Growth, Mycelial Morphology, Monascus Pigments and Citrinin Biosynthesis in Monascus purpureus5
Diversity in new flagellum tip attachment in bloodstream form African trypanosomes5
New insights into the Tat protein transport cycle from characterizing the assembled Tat translocon5
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That's no moon, it's a Starship: Giant transposons driving fungal horizontal gene transfer5
Heterogeneity of the group B streptococcal type VII secretion system and influence on colonization of the female genital tract5
Mechanisms of host cell exit by intracellular pathogens4
“We've got to get out”—Strategies of human pathogenic fungi to escape from phagocytes4
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High‐throughput functional genomics: A (myco)bacterial perspective4
The LeuO regulator and quiescence: About transcriptional roadblocks, multiple promoters, and crispr‐cas4
Nuclear entry and egress of parvoviruses4
The Human‐Specific miR‐6762‐5p Is an Activator of RhoA GTPase Enhancing Shigella flexneri Intercellular Spreading4
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Protein acylation links metabolism and the control of signal transduction, transcription regulation, growth, and pathogenicity in Actinobacteria4
FlhG Cooperates With the Cell Cycle Regulator GpsB to Confine Peritrichous Flagella in B. subtilis4
Listeria monocytogenes two component system PieRS regulates secretion chaperones PrsA1 and PrsA2 and enhances bacterial translocation across the intestine4
Regulatory Activity Switching by NtrX Rescues the Stress Phenotypes Caused by Loss of ChvIG in 4
Advantages and limitations of UV cross‐linking analysis of protein–RNA interactomes in microbes4
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Multifaceted Evolution of the PhoPQ Two‐Component System in Salmonella enterica Enhanced the Expression of Horizontally Acquired Virulence Genes4
Where is the EXIT? Phenotypic screens for new egress factors in apicomplexan parasites4
Correction to “ SUMOylation of yeast Pso2 enhances its translocation and accumulation in the mitochondria and suppresses methyl methanesulfonate‐indu4
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Cytoadhesion of Plasmodium falciparum‐Infected Red Blood Cells Changes the Expression of Cytokine‐, Histone‐ and Antiviral Protein‐Encoding Genes in Brain Endothelial Cells4
Cytosolic Factors Controlling PASTA Kinase‐Dependent ReoM Phosphorylation4
The Enteric Bacterium Enterococcus faecalis Elongates and Incorporates Exogenous Short and Medium Chain Fatty Acids Into Membrane Lipids4
Autoregulation of the Master Regulator Spo0A Controls Cell‐Fate Decisions in Bacillus subtilis4
Multiple mechanisms for overcoming lethal over‐initiation of DNA replication4
Gene transfer agents: The ambiguous role of selfless viruses in genetic exchange and bacterial evolution4
Preferential catabolism of l ‐ vs d ‐serine by Proteus mirabilis 3
The Barrier Properties of Biological Membranes Dictate How Cells Experience Oxidative Stress3
From vacant to vivid: The nutritional landscape drives infant gut microbiota establishment3
Interview with Thiago Rodrigo dos Santos, Molecular Microbiology Poster Award Winner at 2nd Workshop in Microbial Molecular Biology in Campinas, Brazil3
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