Frontiers in Microbiology | Infectious Agents and Disease

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Two Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 invasive infections in Portugal raise the possibility of the emergence of this unusual lineage in Europe

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Elisabete R. Martins
Mykyta Forofontov
José Mota Freitas
José Melo-Cristino
Mário Ramirez

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1712362

972 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

A plasma proteomic signature of the actin-coagulation axis accurately predicts progression to active tuberculosis

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Peng Lu
Weiwei Gao
Xiaoyan Ding
Jingjing Pan
Hui Ding
Qiao Liu
Limei Zhu
Xiang Huo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1746190

747 views

Review

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Research progress on the current status of respiratory pathogen infections and their detection methods

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Fuhong Zhu
Mei Peng
An’ning Chen
Qian-Ying Zhu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1712752

1,011 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Odoribacter splanchnicus inhibits toxin production in Clostridioides difficile: insights from clinical correlation and in vitro validation

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Na Wang
Jing Fan
Xianbo Geng
Shujuan Zhang
Zhaoyi Pan
Changzhong Jin
Yunbo Chen
Nanping Wu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1741232

771 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2026

A single-center culture-based study of Helicobacter pylori in Kazakhstan with regional meta-analysis of prevalence and antibiotic resistance

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Kaisar Dauyey
Gulnur Zhunussova
Jamilya Kaibullayeva
Yevgeniya Bondar
Arailym Yerzhan
Aliya Medetbekova
Aliya Kaisina
Alma Khabizhanova
Kanat Seitbekov
Yoshio Yamaoka

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1747006

1,089 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Thermotolerant insect-associated selective pressure may drive increased lipid metabolic plasticity and emerging pathogenic potential in yeasts

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Casey Van Baalen
Nerve Zhou
Teun Boekhout
Olihile M. Sebolai
Jacobus Albertyn
Carolina H. Pohl

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1745440

879 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Jan 2026

B-cell peptide epitopes as diagnostic targets for Q fever in sheep

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Tamara Kozytska
Claudia Gerlach
Maksym Danchenko
Gabriela Flores-Ramirez
Hanka Brangsch
Heinrich Neubauer
Martin Pfeffer
Mathias Wilhelm Pletz
Ludovit Skultety
Katja Mertens-Scholz

Frontiers in Microbiology

328 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Emerging fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis in Australia: a case cluster and insights into the genetic diversity of this species

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Manoshi Perera
Winkie Fong
Rose Haywood
Geraldine J. Sullivan
Qinning Wang
Catriona L. Halliday
Sharn Dowsett-Moeahu
Chayanika Biswas
Carolina Firacative
Marie-Claire Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1742871

644 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Epidemiological investigation and pathogenicity of Streptococcus suis in eastern China

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Dehong Yang
Jingyu Xu
Meiling Hu
Jinmei Zhu
Baihua Ren
Xianhui Huang
Lianxiang Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1710390

826 views

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Jan 2026

Geospatial Origins and Evolution of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Lineages in Urumqi: Insights from Whole-Genome Sequencing

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Yang Jiandong
Ding Liuming
Ma Li
Xue Na
Wang Peisheng
Wang Kai

Frontiers in Microbiology

182 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

RpoS impacts global gene expression and carbon source utilization in Escherichia coli O104:H4

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Petya Berger
Karla Bosse-Plois
Wolfgang Pölking
David Loewe
Ian U. Kouzel
Michael Berger
Ulrich Dobrindt
Alexander Mellmann

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1758449

961 views

Review

Published on 20 Jan 2026

The COVID-19 pandemic: an underlying factor for increased Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections—A literature review and case study analysis

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Arianna Pompilio
Giovanni Di Bonaventura

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1746742

742 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Using molecular approaches to assess rabies virus diversity in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Rene E. Condori
Augustin Pierre Dilius
Rolain Cadet
Griselda Lopez-Nuñez
Elinna Diaz-Mateo
Anna K. Gomez-Belliard
Yasmeen B. Ross
Cassandra Boutelle
Andres Velasco-Villa
Crystal M. Gigante

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1688184

1,153 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Diagnostic value of combined detection of cryptococcal antigen in serum and lung puncture fluid using lateral flow assay for diagnosing pulmonary cryptococcosis: a single-center prospective study

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jinbao Huang
Xinchen Lin
Meiqin Jiang
Yangyu Li
Li Wang
Shungui Xu
Heng Weng
Hongyan Li
Ling Ye

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1747123

1,177 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Genomic profiling of Elizabethkingia anophelis clinical isolates from a Shanghai hospital: phylogenetic divergence coexists with heterogeneous antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jiasheng Xiong
Tiantian Han
Jingjing Hu
Yitian Wu
Xiaoyan Huang
Dianyu Yang
Weiwei Hou
Yan Lin

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1751256

983 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Iron dictates the growth, biofilm formation, and virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in pulmonary infections

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Chao An
Ruan Chen
Baijian Wu
Shanjian Chen
Shenghua Zou
Yulan Lin
Bin Yang
Chenshuo Luo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1742683

1,431 views

Review

Accepted on 15 Jan 2026

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: Insights into underlying Pathogenic Mechanisms and Genetic landscape

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Soumyadeep Mukharjee
Shreya Karmakar
Vishal Kumar Singh
Rajiv Kumar
Shyam Sundar

Frontiers in Microbiology

197 views

Editorial

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Editorial: Research advances and challenges in emerging and re-emerging viral diseases

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Angela Stufano
Gianvito Lanave
George William Carnell
Claudia Maria Trombetta

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1767138

736 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Unmasking Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus argenteus: pathogenic potential, diagnostic pitfalls and antibiotic resistance of MRSArg in Norway 2008–2019

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Torunn Gresdal Rønning
Hege Enger
Kyriakos Zaragkoulias
Christina Gabrielsen Ås

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1734191

1,316 views

Review

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Applications and prospects of artificial intelligence in the auxiliary diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Xingyu Lu
Yiyi Hu
Yue Hu
Fei Zhao
Peiyang Fan
Yingyu Luo
Juan Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1738926

1,139 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Activated circulating T follicular helper 17 cells positively correlated with anti-HBV humoral immunity in chronic hepatitis B patients

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Qi Gu
Minxin Mao
Yuan Liu
Xin Tong
Juan Zhang
Jinqiu Ran
Xiaoyan Ma
Juan Xia
Rui Huang
Jie Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1708034

830 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Chemical disinfection of Encephalitozoon cuniculi: toward evidence-based infection control guidelines

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jianhua Gao
Xianzhi Meng
Zhangshuai He
Yunlin Tang
Jie Chen
Xuemei He
Hua Cao
Shuyan Long
Guoqing Pan

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1744472

780 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Unveiling a hidden threat: whole genome sequencing exposes the cross-hospital spread of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Edwin Kamau
Brendan Jones
Tatdanai Kitjawat
Han Ha Youn
Michael J. Schweikert
Angela Caldwell
Christopher Harens
Patrick T. Kiernan
John Mark Velasco
Francois Lebreton

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1741917

1,149 views

Review

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

Diagnostic Methods for Protozoan Diseases: a review focused on leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and malaria

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Ada Da Silva Matos
Rodrigo Nunes Rodrigues-da-Silva
Thais Stelzer Toledo
Laura Sant'Anna Ataides
Natália Debize da Motta
Cinthia Magalhães Rodolphi
Isabela Ferreira Soares
Francini Neves Ribeiro
Ana Luiza Carneiro Alencar
Fernanda de Moraes Maia

Frontiers in Microbiology

298 views

3,607 articles

articles

Two Streptococcus agalactiae ST283 invasive infections in Portugal raise the possibility of the emergence of this unusual lineage in Europe

A plasma proteomic signature of the actin-coagulation axis accurately predicts progression to active tuberculosis

Research progress on the current status of respiratory pathogen infections and their detection methods

Odoribacter splanchnicus inhibits toxin production in Clostridioides difficile: insights from clinical correlation and in vitro validation

A single-center culture-based study of Helicobacter pylori in Kazakhstan with regional meta-analysis of prevalence and antibiotic resistance

Thermotolerant insect-associated selective pressure may drive increased lipid metabolic plasticity and emerging pathogenic potential in yeasts

B-cell peptide epitopes as diagnostic targets for Q fever in sheep

Emerging fluconazole-resistant Candida parapsilosis in Australia: a case cluster and insights into the genetic diversity of this species

Epidemiological investigation and pathogenicity of Streptococcus suis in eastern China

Geospatial Origins and Evolution of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Lineages in Urumqi: Insights from Whole-Genome Sequencing

RpoS impacts global gene expression and carbon source utilization in Escherichia coli O104:H4

The COVID-19 pandemic: an underlying factor for increased Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections—A literature review and case study analysis

Using molecular approaches to assess rabies virus diversity in Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Diagnostic value of combined detection of cryptococcal antigen in serum and lung puncture fluid using lateral flow assay for diagnosing pulmonary cryptococcosis: a single-center prospective study

Genomic profiling of Elizabethkingia anophelis clinical isolates from a Shanghai hospital: phylogenetic divergence coexists with heterogeneous antibiotic resistance and virulence determinants

Iron dictates the growth, biofilm formation, and virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in pulmonary infections

Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: Insights into underlying Pathogenic Mechanisms and Genetic landscape

Editorial: Research advances and challenges in emerging and re-emerging viral diseases

Unmasking Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus argenteus: pathogenic potential, diagnostic pitfalls and antibiotic resistance of MRSArg in Norway 2008–2019

Applications and prospects of artificial intelligence in the auxiliary diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis

Activated circulating T follicular helper 17 cells positively correlated with anti-HBV humoral immunity in chronic hepatitis B patients

Chemical disinfection of Encephalitozoon cuniculi: toward evidence-based infection control guidelines

Unveiling a hidden threat: whole genome sequencing exposes the cross-hospital spread of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Diagnostic Methods for Protozoan Diseases: a review focused on leishmaniasis, Chagas disease and malaria