Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Rapid identification of major Mycobacterium species by loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay using novel species-specific genomic targets

in Bacteria and Host

Yuanwu Zou
Zhuo Wang
Zihan Wei
Guanghong Bai
Xiaolin Wang
Shaoyi Qu
Guowei Zhong
Yanbin Gao

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1653602

1,556 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Epidemiological features of tuberculosis infection in a high-altitude population: a population-based, cross-sectional survey in Tibet, China

in Bacteria and Host

Jian Wang
Shaojun Pei
Guofeng Yang
Nima Qucuo
Qifei Song
Xiaoqiu Liu
Xue Li
Wei Chen
Tao Li
Eryong Liu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1651920

1,710 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Predicting tuberculosis progression in school contacts: novel host biomarkers for early risk assessment

in Bacteria and Host

Peng Lu
Meijuan Tian
Yilin Lian
Rong Wang
Xiaoyan Ding
Jingjing Pan
Hui Ding
Wei Lu
Limei Zhu
Qiao Liu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1635486

1,369 views

Mini Review

Published on 27 Aug 2025

Emerging interplays between poxviruses and autophagy

in Bacteria and Host

Yongge Li
Xu Miao
Rui Jia
Ruikang Liu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1662511

3,265 views

Review

Published on 20 Aug 2025

The use of stem cells and organoids for modeling host-microbe interactions in low-biomass tissues

in Bacteria and Host

Claire A. Shaw
Margo Verstrate
Kinga Graniczkowska
Katie R. Risoen
Pouya Dini
Bart C. Weimer

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1641366

1,686 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

EPEC autotransporter adhesin (Eaa): a novel adhesin identified in atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

in Bacteria and Host

Henrique Orsi
Daiany R. P. de Lira
Ivana G. Castilho
Guilherme F. R. de Souza
Tugce Onur
Rosa M. Chura-Chambi
Cecilia M. Abe
Enéas Carvalho
Luis F. dos Santos
David A. Rasko

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1617101

2,392 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Gingipains disrupt bone homeostasis via dual regulation of osteogenesis and osteoclastogenesis through exosomal miR-146a-5p/TRAF6 signaling

in Bacteria and Host

Jiachen Dong
Yue Liao
Mengjun Sun
Huiwen Chen
Kecong Zhou
Huanyu Zhang
Wei Zhou
Zhongchen Song

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1614126

2,227 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 12 Aug 2025

Identification of an Aeromonas hydrophila strain as a new mosquito pathogen

in Bacteria and Host

Rim Wehbe
Aline Karaki
Zakaria Kambris

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1649545

1,460 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2025

Deletion of the E3 ubiquitin ligase LRSAM1 fosters intracellular Staphylococcus aureus survival

in Bacteria and Host

Ole Plöhn
Abhishek Kumar Singh
Clara Greger
Hannes Wolfgramm
Madina Baglanova
Kristin Surmann
Uwe Völker
Barbara M. Bröker
Karsten Becker
Ulrike Seifert

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1597830

2,467 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Aug 2025

Characterization of the small RNAs carried by outer membrane vesicles produced by hlyF-positive Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

in Bacteria and Host

Giorgia Barbieri
Alessia Stefano
Agostina Pietrantoni
Federica Fratini
Serena Cavallero
Rosangela Tozzoli
Paola Chiani
Arianna Boni
Stefano Morabito
Valeria Michelacci

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1621341

2,057 views

Review

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Autophagy in mycobacterial infections: molecular mechanisms, host-pathogen interactions, and therapeutic opportunities

in Bacteria and Host

Jinyan Li
Haibo Feng
Dechun Chen
Huanrong Zhang
Yi Liao

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1640647

2,510 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Exploring protein–protein ligation approaches for the cytosolic delivery of antigens using AIP56

in Bacteria and Host

Bruno Pinheiro
Ana C. Moura
Pedro Oliveira
Jorge E. Azevedo
Ana do Vale
Nuno M. S. dos Santos

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1596550

1,575 views
1 citation

Brief Research Report

Published on 31 Jul 2025

Heat-killed Lactobacillus acidophilus suppresses SARS-CoV-2 infection in the human intestinal epithelial cell line Caco-2

in Bacteria and Host

Kazuhide Takada
Quang Duy Trinh
Yoshinori Takeda
Noriko M. Tsuji
Satoshi Hayakawa
Shihoko Komine-Aizawa

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1556344

1,508 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Jul 2025

Insights into intestinal barrier disruption during long-term gut Chlamydia colonization in mice: a single-cell transcriptomic approach

in Bacteria and Host

Ziqing Wan
Yicun Jiang
Sheng Xie
Jiao Wan
Youyou Huang
Luying Wang
Qi Zhang
Zengzi Zhou
Xin Sun
Chuqiang Shu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1614009

1,679 views

Editorial

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Editorial: Synergistic approaches to managing Gram-negative bacterial resistance

in Bacteria and Host

Andreas Erich Zautner
Hani Harb
Boyke Bunk
Melanie Lynn Conrad
Percy Schröttner

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1645251

1,220 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Intramuscular iron supplementation enhances intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

in Bacteria and Host

Chenying Tian
Xiaofeng Zhang
Yecheng Xu
Linfeng Miao
Jing Zhao
Qingqing Xiong
Yuhui Zhang
Shouchuan Jiang
Yu Han
Huahua Du

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1553639

1,417 views

Correction

Published on 10 Jul 2025

Correction: Multifactorial resistance mechanisms associated with resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam in clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Switzerland

in Bacteria and Host

Baharak Babouee Flury
Anja Bösch
Valentin Gisler
Adrian Egli
Salome N. Seiffert
Oliver Nolte
Jacqueline Findlay

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1636052

950 views

Review

Published on 10 Jul 2025

Fucoidan as a therapeutic agent for ulcerative colitis: mechanisms of action and modulation of the gut microbiota

in Bacteria and Host

Yating Zhang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1626614

4,909 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2025

Less is more: the lack of autoinducer-2-dependent quorum sensing promotes competitive fitness of Escherichia coli strain 83972

in Bacteria and Host

Marla Keizers
Krishnendu Mukherjee
Michael Berger
Ulrich Dobrindt

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1603759

2,107 views

Review

Published on 27 Jun 2025

The intersection of Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer: signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms

in Bacteria and Host

Zekun He
Yanan Zhou
Jianping Liu
Nianshuang Li
Huizhen Fan

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1601501

3,826 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 27 Jun 2025

Multifaceted roles of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans in contributing to polybiofilm infections in early childhood caries

in Bacteria and Host

Anto Benignus Francis
Rajendra Prasad Settem
Moghanram Jeyamoorthy
Venkata Harshith Nuthangi
Ashu Sharma
Satish Kumar Rajasekharan

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1625103

2,823 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Overweight and Helicobacter pylori infection: a correlation in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease

in Bacteria and Host

Xu Chen
Jiayue Fu
Kejia Jin
Zixuan Yang
Yidan Qian
Kehan Mei
Yihan Wang
Jialei Min
Yilin Du
Zaisheng Zhu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1565298

2,549 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Type VII secretion system gene mutations driving global mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission revealed by whole genomic sequence

in Bacteria and Host

Jian-Jun Yang
Yuan-long Hu
Ping-yi Sun
Ling Wang
Xian-Jin Xie
Ting-Ting Wang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1573643

2,387 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Jun 2025

Acanthamoeba castellanii as a model for unveiling Campylobacter jejuni host–pathogen dynamics

in Bacteria and Host

Fauzy Nasher
Burhan Lehri
Richard A. Stabler
Brendan W. Wren

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1583830

1,890 views

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Rapid identification of major Mycobacterium species by loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay using novel species-specific genomic targets

Epidemiological features of tuberculosis infection in a high-altitude population: a population-based, cross-sectional survey in Tibet, China

Predicting tuberculosis progression in school contacts: novel host biomarkers for early risk assessment

Emerging interplays between poxviruses and autophagy

The use of stem cells and organoids for modeling host-microbe interactions in low-biomass tissues

EPEC autotransporter adhesin (Eaa): a novel adhesin identified in atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli

Gingipains disrupt bone homeostasis via dual regulation of osteogenesis and osteoclastogenesis through exosomal miR-146a-5p/TRAF6 signaling

Identification of an Aeromonas hydrophila strain as a new mosquito pathogen

Deletion of the E3 ubiquitin ligase LRSAM1 fosters intracellular Staphylococcus aureus survival

Characterization of the small RNAs carried by outer membrane vesicles produced by hlyF-positive Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

Autophagy in mycobacterial infections: molecular mechanisms, host-pathogen interactions, and therapeutic opportunities

Exploring protein–protein ligation approaches for the cytosolic delivery of antigens using AIP56

Heat-killed Lactobacillus acidophilus suppresses SARS-CoV-2 infection in the human intestinal epithelial cell line Caco-2

Insights into intestinal barrier disruption during long-term gut Chlamydia colonization in mice: a single-cell transcriptomic approach

Editorial: Synergistic approaches to managing Gram-negative bacterial resistance

Intramuscular iron supplementation enhances intestinal barrier function in weaned piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Correction: Multifactorial resistance mechanisms associated with resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam in clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Switzerland

Fucoidan as a therapeutic agent for ulcerative colitis: mechanisms of action and modulation of the gut microbiota

Less is more: the lack of autoinducer-2-dependent quorum sensing promotes competitive fitness of Escherichia coli strain 83972

The intersection of Helicobacter pylori and gastric cancer: signaling pathways and molecular mechanisms

Multifaceted roles of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans in contributing to polybiofilm infections in early childhood caries

Overweight and Helicobacter pylori infection: a correlation in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease

Type VII secretion system gene mutations driving global mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission revealed by whole genomic sequence

Acanthamoeba castellanii as a model for unveiling Campylobacter jejuni host–pathogen dynamics