Nature Reviews Microbiology contents February 2018 Volume 16 Number 2 pp 61-120

 

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February 2018 Volume 16 Number 2		Advertisement
2016 2-year Impact Factor 26.819 Journal Metrics 2-year Median 18	In this issue Comment Research Highlights News and Analysis Reviews Perspectives   Also this month Article series: Antimicrobial resistance Microbiome  Featured article: Functional horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to eukaryotes Filip Husnik & John P. McCutcheon	To mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, Nature Reviews Microbiology presents a collection including Reviews and research articles from across Nature Research to showcase the latest advances in our understanding of influenza virus biology, evolution and adaptation, and advances in surveillance and drug and vaccine development. Access the collection online.
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Comment: 1918 influenza virus: 100 years on, are we prepared against the next influenza pandemic? Rafael A. Medina p61 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.174 As we commemorate 100 years since the 1918 pandemic, research has advanced our knowledge of influenza virulence and pathogenesis, and has highlighted the role of animal reservoirs in the emergence of pandemic strains. Future efforts in understanding viral ecology, zoonosis and in integrating human and animal epidemiology should aid pandemic preparedness. Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS   Top Parasite biology: Keeping Plasmodium awake p63 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.167 This study reports that artemisinin-induced latency is mediated by general translational repression following the phosphorylation of the α-subunit of Plasmodium eukaryotic initiation factor 2. PDF Marine microbiology: Illuminating the importance of nitrite oxidation p64 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.165 Using single amplified genomes, this study identifies members of the Nitrospinae bacterial phylum as the main primary producers in the dark ocean. PDF Viral infection: A fungus boosts dengue virus in the mosquito gut p64 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.168 A recent study finds that a gut-associated fungus alters the gut physiology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito to increase susceptibility to dengue virus. PDF   IN BRIEF Cellular microbiology: Many pathogens, one host receptor | Bacterial pathogenesis: Clostridium difficile is sweet on trehalose | Fungal pathogenesis: Wheat stem rust effectors revealed | Bacterial physiology: It's a wrap for Burkholderia flagella | Metagenomics: Setting the bar for mycobiome analysis PDF Nature Reviews Microbiology JOBS of the week Assistant / Associate Professor of Food Microbiology / Food Safety Cornell University PHD Scholarship in Genomics, Epidemiology-Biostatistics and Microbiology Universit� degli Studi di Verona Postdoctoral Fellow Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago Recruitment Announcement for School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine More Science jobs from Nature Reviews Microbiology EVENT Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2018 10.04.18 Birmingham, UK More science events from
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Genome watch: Microbial diversity knows no borders Lindsay J. Pike, Elisa Viciani & Nitin Kumar p66 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.166 This month's genome watch discusses the vast global microbial diversity revealed by the Earth Microbiome Project and the value of its characterization.PDF
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Nature Outlook: Fatty liver disease The worldwide rise in obesity and diabetes has led to a spike in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which often progresses to the more severe non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. This Outlook discusses new diagnostic techniques and therapies. Access the Outlook free online Produced with support from:  Gilead Sciences
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Functional horizontal gene transfer from bacteria to eukaryotes Filip Husnik & John P. McCutcheon p67 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.137 In this Review, Husnik and McCutcheon discuss how horizontally transferred genes from bacteria become functional in eukaryotes and classify horizontal gene transfer events into two broad types: those that maintain pre-existing functions and those that add new functionality to the recipient, including altered host nutrition, protection and adaptation to extreme environments. Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Pathogenesis of HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection Lucy C. K. Bell & Mahdad Noursadeghi p80 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.128 Co-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the leading cause of death in individuals infected with HIV-1. In this Review, Bell and Noursadeghi describe the epidemiological associations between the two pathogens, selected interactions of each pathogen with the host and our current understanding of how they affect the pathogenesis of tuberculosis and HIV-1/AIDS in individuals with co-infection. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Article series: Antimicrobial resistance Uncovering the mechanisms of Acinetobacter baumannii virulence Christian M. Harding, Seth W. Hennon & Mario F. Feldman p91 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.148 Recently, virulence mechanisms beyond canonical drug resistance were uncovered that enable Acinetobacter baumannii to thrive in the health-care environment and cause infections in critically ill patients. Harding, Hennon and Feldman explore the molecular features that promote environmental persistence and the most recently identified virulence factors that enable successful human infection. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
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OPINION Article series: Microbiome The germ-organ theory of non-communicable diseases Mariana X. Byndloss & Andreas J. Bäumler p103 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.158 In this Opinion article, Byndloss and Bäumler propose that host control over the microbial ecosystem in the large bowel is critical for the composition and function of its resident microbial organ, while disruption of host control triggers microbial organ dysfunction. This concept provides a theoretical framework for linking the gut microbiota to non-communicable diseases. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
OPINION New opportunities for managing acute and chronic lung infections William O. C. M. Cookson, Michael J. Cox & Miriam F. Moffatt p111 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.122 Traditional strategies to treat lung infections are based on the premise that the lung is sterile; however, it is now thought that the lung contains a resident microbiota. Here, Cookson et al. propose that concepts flowing from the Human Microbiome Project can transform the treatment of lung infections. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Corrigendum: Archaea and the origin of eukaryotes Laura Eme, Anja Spang, Jonathan Lombard, Courtney W. Stairs & Thijs J. G. Ettema p120 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.154 Full Text | PDF
Erratum: Inserting proteins into the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane using the Sec and YidC translocases Kun Xie & Ross E. Dalbey p120 | doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.160 Full Text | PDF
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