Nature Reviews Microbiology contents November 2013 Volume 11 Number 11 pp 737-814

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Changing geographic ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogens: drivers, mechanisms and consequences for pathogen diversity (open access) In this review from Frontiers in Microbiology, Nicholas Ogden and colleagues explore current knowledge of the drivers for changes in the ranges of ticks and tick-borne pathogen species and strains via effects on their basic reproduction number (R0), and the mechanisms of dispersal that allow ticks and tick-borne pathogens to invade suitable environments.
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Two branches intertwined p737 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3152 This Focus issue on plant–microbe interactions showcases advances in our understanding of the intricate relationships between plants and their microbial friends and foes. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Top Bacterial Physiology: A persistent magic spot p739 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3134 A new study reports direct evidence that (p)ppGpp triggers the formation of Escherichia coli persisters by activating toxin-antitoxin systems. PDF Symbiosis: Non-legumes answer the rhizobial call p740 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3137 This study provides evidence that non-legumes can respond to rhizobial symbiotic signals. PDF Microbial ecology: A bacterial decoy skews plant defences p740 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3142 A new study shows that the larvae of a herbivorous insect exploits its bacterial symbionts to evade plant defences. PDF IN THE NEWS Universal flu vaccine? p740 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3153 A new study finds that targeting core influenza proteins using virus-specific CD8+ T cells could provide a universal flu vaccine. PDF Fungal genetics: The fruitful consequences of a little self-love p742 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3133 Analysis of a hypersexual Cryptococcus neoformans strain shows that selfing generates aneuploid progeny and thereby increases diversity. PDF Viral infection: Interfering with HIV infection p742 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3145 Two studies identify a novel HIV restriction factor, MX2, which inhibits HIV infection in response to interferon-α treatment. PDF Bacterial physiology: Bacterial argonaute sets sail p743 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3150 A new study reveals a role for a bacterial argonaute protein in silencing foreign nucleic acids. PDF IN BRIEF Techniques and applications: Finding out how antimicrobials work | Fungal physiology: GlcNAc triggers a morphogenetic switch | Public health: E. coli O157 cattle vaccine shows promise PDF Microbiology JOBS of the week Assistant Professor in Microbiology Arizona State University Sr. Research Associate VGTI Florida Director of Metabolomics Texas Children's Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine postdoc Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis More Science jobs from Microbiology EVENT Diet, gut microbiology and human health 12.12.13 London, UK More science events from
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GENOME WATCH Cereal killers Thomas D. Otto & Adam J. Reid p744 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3144 This month's Genome Watch traces the evolutionary history of powdery mildew and highlights the 'arms race' of this fungal pathogen with its wheat and barley hosts. PDF
Focus on: Plant–microbe interactions REVIEWS Top RNA silencing suppression by plant pathogens: defence, counter-defence and counter-counter-defence Nathan Pumplin & Olivier Voinnet p745 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3120 In plants, RNA silencing targets viral RNA for degradation, and viruses have evolved mechanisms to avoid silencing, most notably by expressing silencing suppressors. The recent identification of silencing suppressors in plant pathogenic bacteria and oomycetes suggests that RNA silencing functions in plant defence against a broad range of pathogens, not just viruses. There is also increasing evidence that plants have evolved counter-counter-defence responses to pathogen-mediated RNA-silencing suppression. Abstract | Full Text | PDF On the front line: structural insights into plant–pathogen interactions Lennart Wirthmueller, Abbas Maqbool & Mark J. Banfield p761 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3118 Structural biology studies of proteins involved in plant pathogen–host interactions are crucial to understanding the molecular mechanisms of both pathogen virulence and host defence. Banfield and colleagues review the current developments in the structural biology of plant–pathogen interactions, highlighting examples in which structural studies have had the biggest effect on our understanding of molecular function. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Geminiviruses: masters at redirecting and reprogramming plant processes Linda Hanley-Bowdoin, Eduardo R. Bejarano, Dominique Robertson & Shahid Mansoor p777 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3117 Geminiviruses are important plant pathogens that cause devastating crop losses worldwide. Here, Hanley-Bowdoin and colleagues review how viral proteins interact with cellular machineries and reprogramme cellular control pathways in their plant host to support viral DNA replication, gene expression and trafficking, and to interfere with host defences. Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information Going back to the roots: the microbial ecology of the rhizosphere Laurent Philippot, Jos M. Raaijmakers, Philippe Lemanceau & Wim H. van der Putten p789 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3109 The rhizosphere – the interface between plant roots and soil – is an intriguingly complex and dynamic niche. Laurent Philippot and colleagues review recent progress in rhizosphere research and suggest that going back to the roots could be crucial to further improve the sustainability of crop production. Abstract | Full Text | PDF Filamentous plant pathogen effectors in action Martha C. Giraldo & Barbara Valent p800 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3119 Giraldo and Valent review the latest research into the molecular and cellular biology of the effectors that are secreted during biotrophic invasion of plant cells by eukaryotic filamentous pathogens, with an emphasis on results obtained by live-cell imaging of effector dynamics during natural plant invasions. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Corrigendum: Looking under the skin: the first steps in malarial infection and immunity Robert Ménard, Joana Tavares, Ian Cockburn, Miles Markus, Fidel Zavala & Rogerio p814 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3149 Full Text | PDF
Corrigendum: Phenol-soluble modulins and staphylococcal infection Andreas Peschel & Michael Otto p814 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro3151 Full Text | PDF
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