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Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Magnesium modulates the stress responses of oral streptococci to environmental and antibiotic challenges by altering cell envelope and nutrient transport pathways

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Surabhi Mishra

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669039

1,073 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Jan 2026

16S Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Sequencing Reveals Bile Microbiome Features in Gallstone Disease and Their Links to Blood Lipid Subtypes

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Shijie Wang
Yongxing Ding
Cheng Cai
Mingrui Ou
Chunshen Niu

Frontiers in Microbiology

158 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Pseudomonas aeruginosa LasI/RhlI quorum sensing system controls protease-mediated autoaggregation behavior, cell envelope characteristics and extracellular proteome responses

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Albin Eriksson
Maria V. Turkina
Maria Ntzouni
Karl-Eric Magnusson
Elena Vikström

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1693814

1,348 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

norCBD disruption affects the H2-type six secretion system and multiple virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Md Mahamudul Haque
Sara Badr
Kangmin Duan

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1717417

2,778 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2025

Improvement and tolerance mechanisms of Priestia megaterium to salt ions

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Chunlong Wang
Shaohua Chu
Dan Zhang
Pei Zhou
Yimin You

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1730703

1,426 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2025

Genome organization, virulence genes, and temperature-dependent motility of an emerging pathogen, Escherichia marmotae

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Pelumi M. Oladipo
Ali M. Jomaa
Jeffrey H. Withey
Jeffrey L. Ram

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1729604

1,490 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Dec 2025

Expression of hemerythrin-like genes from the obligate aerobe Myxococcus xanthus improves the growth of the industrially relevant Gluconobacter oxydans

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Alexa L. Fleegal
Mason J. Stenzel
Paul Schweiger
Daniel J. Bretl

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1734440

1,138 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2025

The poly (A) polymerase pcnB modulates virulence and resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae by differentially regulating chromosomal mRNA stability and plasmid copy number

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Liaoqin Zhang
Shujie Zhang
Jun Wang
Zhongdong Zhang
Yong Xu
Chen Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1709161

1,157 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

The in vitro stimulatory activity of CwlM∼P on mycobacterial MurA depends on a charged predicted interface that is distal from the CwlM phosphorylation site

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Augusto Cesar Hunt-Serracin
Karen E. Tembiwa
Arinze Awagu
Soroush Ghaffari
Katie N. Kang
Cara C. Boutte

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1543775

1,284 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Dec 2025

The metabolite ILA of Akkermansia muciniphila improves AP-related intestinal injury by targeting and inhibiting CASP3 activity

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Peiyu Li
Jiuliang Yu
Tao Li
Xiaoyong Gong
Le Li
Yi Cui
Jiayi He
Bo Li
Shuqi Wu
Qingyang Guan

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669383

1,793 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Deciphering a missing piece of the branched-chain amino acids uptake puzzle: YhjE is an L-isoleucine and L-valine transporter in Escherichia coli K-12

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Sergey V. Molev
Agnessa A. Stepanova
Tatiana V. Vybornaya
Andrey A. Khozov
Makar M. Surkov
Gennadii A. Badun
Maria G. Chernysheva
Alexander I. Netrusov
Alexander S. Yanenko
Sergey P. Sineoky

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1727951

1,169 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Nov 2025

Temperature changes are signaled in cyanobacteria through the PipX interaction network

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Antonio Llop
Sirine Bibak
Trinidad Mata-Balaguer
Lorena Tremiño
Laura Fuertes-García
José L. Neira
Ray Dixon
Asunción Contreras

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1688974

1,307 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2025

Antifungal mechanism and transcriptome analysis of Bacillomycin D-C16 against Fusarium oxysporum

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Fuxing Lin
Yang Jiao
Hua Jiang
Yu Zheng
Shiqin Wu
Li Zhou
Xiangmei Ren
Zhaoxin Lu
Yuanhong Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1698200

2,186 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Nov 2025

Metabolic reprogramming in PGPR reveals cross-feeding-driven physiological shifts and metabolic adaptations

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Kamogelo Mmotla
Farhahna Allie
Thendo Mafuna
Manamele D. Mashabela
Msizi I. Mhlongo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1668025

1,595 views

Editorial

Published on 21 Nov 2025

Editorial: Structure and mechanism of microbial membrane active transporters

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Xiaoxu Jiang
Chuck R. Smallwood
Phillip E. Klebba
Maria Carmela Bonaccorsi di Patti

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1741179

1,352 views

Review

Published on 13 Nov 2025

Hyperoxia as a driver of gut dysbiosis

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Hang Wu
Wenxia Zeng
Ninan Dai
Juan Gu
Ying He
Han Qin
Long Lin
Xiaoyun Fu
Bao Fu
Zhouxiong Xing

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1675652

2,431 views
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Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2025

Lactobacillus reuteri-derived HDCA suppresses PEDV replication while alleviating virus-triggered inflammation in piglets

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Zhibiao Bian
Qianqian Li
Hongchao Gou
Yan Li
Zhiyong Jiang
Pinpin Chu
Shaolun Zhai
Huahua Kang
Chunling Li
Guanghui Zhao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669658

2,321 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2025

Requirement of ClpX for CtsR dissociation from its operator elements upon heat stress in Bacillus subtilis

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Marco Harms
Chelsea Kaden
Larissa M. Busch
Vishnu M. Dhople
Ulf Gerth
Manuela Gesell Salazar
Stephan Michalik
Zhanetta Zhatarova
Uwe Völker
Alexander Reder

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1699655

2,018 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2025

Multi-omics reveals the regulatory effects of Chinese herbal medicine substrates on secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Inonotus glomeratus

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Chengbo Peng
Meng Meng
Xiaolong Yuan
Jiaojun Yu
Boyi Wang
Li Zhong
Yi Wang
Lu Li
Tingwen He
Yuan Zheng

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1658730

2,269 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Screening of microbial consortium with high efficiency of lignin-degrading and its synergistic metabolic mechanism

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Jinchuang Ru
Zhiyang Jiang
Jiayu Li
Xiang Li
Zhencheng Su
Tong Li
Mingkai Xu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1709019

2,653 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

A two-component system MechNtrB/MechNtrC related to nitrogen metabolism regulation in Micromonospora echinospora DSM43816

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Yuxin Long
Jiayi Lu
Siyi Leng
Congsi Li
Haiyan Ni
Long Zou
Zhiming Wu
Zhong-er Long

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1678324

1,396 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

A two-stage strategy for methanogenesis suppression and rapid acetogenic biofilm formation in microbial electrosynthesis

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Jacopo Ferretti
Marika A. J. Zegers
Marco Zeppilli
Ludovic Jourdin

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1655259

2,033 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Type IV minor pilin ComN predicted the USS-receptor in Pasteurellaceae

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Stian Aleksander Helsem
Kristian Alfsnes
Stephan A. Frye
Alexander Hesselberg Løvestad
Ole Herman Ambur

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1647523

2,173 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

Pig-L mediates virulence, biofilm formation, and oxidative stress tolerance in Clostridioides difficile

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Yumei Cheng
Huilin Hu
Tingyu Huang
Xiang Luo
Fahui Chen
Peng Shi
Weihao Ma
Yingjun Lu
Siyu Lan
Guzhen Cui

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1691769

1,599 views

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Magnesium modulates the stress responses of oral streptococci to environmental and antibiotic challenges by altering cell envelope and nutrient transport pathways

16S Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Sequencing Reveals Bile Microbiome Features in Gallstone Disease and Their Links to Blood Lipid Subtypes

Pseudomonas aeruginosa LasI/RhlI quorum sensing system controls protease-mediated autoaggregation behavior, cell envelope characteristics and extracellular proteome responses

norCBD disruption affects the H2-type six secretion system and multiple virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Improvement and tolerance mechanisms of Priestia megaterium to salt ions

Genome organization, virulence genes, and temperature-dependent motility of an emerging pathogen, Escherichia marmotae

Expression of hemerythrin-like genes from the obligate aerobe Myxococcus xanthus improves the growth of the industrially relevant Gluconobacter oxydans

The poly (A) polymerase pcnB modulates virulence and resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae by differentially regulating chromosomal mRNA stability and plasmid copy number

The in vitro stimulatory activity of CwlM∼P on mycobacterial MurA depends on a charged predicted interface that is distal from the CwlM phosphorylation site

The metabolite ILA of Akkermansia muciniphila improves AP-related intestinal injury by targeting and inhibiting CASP3 activity

Deciphering a missing piece of the branched-chain amino acids uptake puzzle: YhjE is an L-isoleucine and L-valine transporter in Escherichia coli K-12

Temperature changes are signaled in cyanobacteria through the PipX interaction network

Antifungal mechanism and transcriptome analysis of Bacillomycin D-C16 against Fusarium oxysporum

Metabolic reprogramming in PGPR reveals cross-feeding-driven physiological shifts and metabolic adaptations

Editorial: Structure and mechanism of microbial membrane active transporters

Hyperoxia as a driver of gut dysbiosis

Lactobacillus reuteri-derived HDCA suppresses PEDV replication while alleviating virus-triggered inflammation in piglets

Requirement of ClpX for CtsR dissociation from its operator elements upon heat stress in Bacillus subtilis

Multi-omics reveals the regulatory effects of Chinese herbal medicine substrates on secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Inonotus glomeratus

Screening of microbial consortium with high efficiency of lignin-degrading and its synergistic metabolic mechanism

A two-component system MechNtrB/MechNtrC related to nitrogen metabolism regulation in Micromonospora echinospora DSM43816

A two-stage strategy for methanogenesis suppression and rapid acetogenic biofilm formation in microbial electrosynthesis

Type IV minor pilin ComN predicted the USS-receptor in Pasteurellaceae

Pig-L mediates virulence, biofilm formation, and oxidative stress tolerance in Clostridioides difficile