Nature Reviews Microbiology contents July 2018 Volume 16 Number 7

Advertisement One of the most important ingredients in breast milk you've never heard of Nutrition matters, and early diet has life-long effects. So how are indigestible molecules in breast milk helping ensure the healthiest start for both breast-fed and formula-fed babies?  Read now  Produced for Abbott by Nature Research Custom Media Content intended for healthcare professionals.   TABLE OF CONTENTS July 2018 Volume 16, Issue 7 Research Highlights News & Analysis Reviews   Advertisement Do you have a career question? The Naturejobs podcast features one-on-one Q&As, panel discussions and other exclusive content to help scientists with their careers. Hosted on the Naturejobs blog, the podcast is also available on iTunes and Soundcloud.  Listen today!   Research Highlights   On the origin of Plasmodium falciparum    p393 Ashley York doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0038-8 This study reports whole genomes for all known Laverania species, providing insights into the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum as a major human pathogen.   How to signal to your neighbours    p394 Andrea Du Toit doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0026-z Passing on the electrons    p394 Andrea Du Toit doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0027-y Bait for phages    p394 Andrea Du Toit doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0028-x Feasting on β-lactams    pp394 - 395 Ursula Hofer doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0030-3 In this study, Dantas and colleagues characterize the pathway for β-lactam catabolism in four isolates of common soil bacteria.   Silent regulators    pp394 - 395 Andrea Du Toit doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0035-y In this study, Hernandez-Doria and Sperandio show that enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli harbour dormant phages that express a transcription factor that regulates bacterial virulence factors.   Dealing with the pain    p395 Ashley York doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0032-1 Taking on the intractable    p395 Ashley York doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0033-0 Live cables over long distances    p395 Ashley York doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0034-z Nature Reviews Microbiology JOBS of the week 2018 International Talent Forum in Nankai University Nankai University Postdoctoral Fellow University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Research Fellow (Bioinformatician for microbiome analysis) Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) Tenure-track Positions at HIT Center for Life Sciences / School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology 10 PhD positions in Biology / Ecology at the Jagiellonian University in Poland Faculty of Biology of the Jagiellonian University More Science jobs from Nature Reviews Microbiology EVENT The 5th Young Microbiologists Symposium on Microbe Signalling, Organisation and Pathogenesis 27.08.18 Belfast, UK More science events from News & Analysis   Can Wolbachia save the day?    p396 Alena Pance doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0021-4 Reviews   Implant infections: adhesion, biofilm formation and immune evasion    pp397 - 409 Carla Renata Arciola, Davide Campoccia & Lucio Montanaro doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0019-y Implant infections are often resistant to treatment and immune responses owing to the formation of biofilms. In this Review, Arciola, Campoccia and Montanaro summarize the strategies that pathogens such as staphylococci use to infect implants and novel treatment approaches.   Best practices for analysing microbiomes    pp410 - 422 Rob Knight, Alison Vrbanac, Bryn C. Taylor, Alexander Aksenov, Chris Callewaert et al. doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0029-9 Complex microbial communities shape the dynamics of various environments. In this Review, Knight and colleagues discuss the best practices for performing a microbiome study, including experimental design, choice of molecular analysis technology, methods for data analysis and the integration of multiple omics data sets.   ISG15 in antiviral immunity and beyond    pp423 - 439 Yi-Chieh Perng & Deborah J. Lenschow doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0020-5 Ubiquitin-like protein ISG15 is an interferon-induced protein that has been implicated as a central player in the host antiviral response. In this Review, Perng and Lenschow provide new insights into how ISG15 restricts and shapes the host response to viral infection and the viral immune-evasion strategies that counteract ISG15.   Glycointeractions in bacterial pathogenesis    pp440 - 452 Jessica Poole, Christopher J. Day, Mark von Itzstein, James C. Paton & Michael P. Jennings doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0007-2 In this Review, Jennings and colleagues discuss interactions involving host and bacterial glycans that have a role in bacterial pathogenesis. They also highlight recent technological advances that have illuminated the glycoscience of microbial pathogenesis.   Advertisement Nature Briefing is an essential round-up of science news, opinion and analysis, free in your inbox every weekday. With Nature Briefing, we'll keep you updated on the latest research, so you can focus on yours. Click here to sign up.   Natureevents is a fully searchable, multi-disciplinary database designed to maximise exposure for events organisers. 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