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Integrative Modular, Network‐Based, and Machine Learning Framework for Predicting Accessory Genome Functions and Virulence in Escherichia coli O157:H7

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 3, June 2026.
An analysis of the accessory genomes from 77 Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains using network and machine learning techniques uncovers modular communities of plasmid‐related virulence associated with IncF replicons. Accessory markers that are not directly linked to toxin genes can effectively predict the virulence status with an AUC of 0.85, facilitating
Sydney Menzeko Gambushe, Oliver Tendayi Zishiri   +1 more
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Prophages are gut virome pioneers [PDF]

Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020
A recent study shows that assembly of gut viral communities in early life occurs in distinct steps and is modulated by breastfeeding.
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Prediction and characterization of prophages of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia reveals a remarkable phylogenetic diversity of prophages

Scientific Reports, 2023
AbstractProphages, which enables bacterial hosts to acquire novel traits, and increase genetic variation and evolutionary innovation, are considered to be one of the greatest drivers of bacterial diversity and evolution. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is widely distributed and one of the most important multidrug resistant bacteria in hospitals.
Zheng Fang, Man Xu, Shan Shen, Weiwei Sun, Qing Yu, Qingshan Wu, Lan Xiang, Qingbei Weng   +7 more
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Improved Mobilome Delineation in Fragmented Genomes

Frontiers in Bioinformatics, 2022
The mobilome of a microbe, i.e., its set of mobile elements, has major effects on its ecology, and is important to delineate properly in each genome. This becomes more challenging for incomplete genomes, and even more so for metagenome-assembled genomes (
Catherine M. Mageeney, Gareth Trubl, Kelly P. Williams   +2 more
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A Single Amino Acid Substitution in CspA Increases Germination Sensitivity and Broadens Bile Salt Germinant Specificity in Clostridioides difficile Spores

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 28, Issue 6, June 2026.
In reservoir‐associated RT033 strains, we observe a natural rewiring of spore germination that lowers the activation threshold and broadens bile‐salt specificity, enabling germination at low germinant levels and in response to typically inhibitory bile‐salts common in animal hosts.
Isabel Roseiro, Alexandra Nunes, Diogo Martins, Frederico Alves, Søren Persson, Adriano O. Henriques, Mónica Oleastro, Mónica Serrano   +7 more
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Whole genome sequences of 135 “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” strains from China

Scientific Data
“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” (CLas) is a phloem-limited alpha-proteobacteria causing Citrus Huanglongbing, the destructive disease currently threatening global citrus industry.
Yongqin Zheng, Jiaming Li, Mingxin Zheng, You Li, Xiaoling Deng, Zheng Zheng   +5 more
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New Finnlakevirus Isolate FLiP‐2 Provides Insight Into the Ecology of ssDNA Phages in Flavobacterium Hosts

Environmental Microbiology, Volume 28, Issue 6, June 2026.
Despite the small genome size, ssDNA virus FLiP is remarkably well adapted to the seasonal variations of boreal fresh waters demonstrating excellent condition and host specific flexibility in its host interactions. FLiP plaques detected far from the original infection site represent a previously undescribed phenomenon, likely caused by the phage non ...
Kati Mäkelä, Elina Laanto, Reetta Penttinen, Janne Ravantti, Kim Kreuze, Lotta‐Riina Sundberg   +5 more
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Prophage-DB: A comprehensive database to explore diversity, distribution, and ecology of prophages

Environmental Microbiome
Abstract Background Viruses that infect prokaryotes (phages) constitute the most abundant group of biological agents, playing pivotal roles in microbial systems. They are known to impact microbial community dynamics, microbial ecology, and evolution.
Etan Dieppa-Colón, Cody Martin, Karthik Anantharaman   +2 more
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Characterisation and In Planta Activity of Bacteriophages That Infect the Key Bacterial Species Associated With Acute Oak Decline

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
Phages that infect the oak pathogens Brenneria goodwinii and Gibbsiella quercinecans were isolated. The phages were able to effectively reduce bacterial populations of their respective hosts in vitro. However, when applied in planta, the phages did not reduce host populations and instead phages and bacteria co‐existed over time.
Emily R. Grace, Vanja Milenkovic, Katherine G. Hinton, Sabrine Dhaouadi, Diana Vinchira‐Villarraga, Michael A. Brockhurst, Mojgan Rabiey, Robert W. Jackson   +7 more
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Engineering Pseudomonas protegens as a Targeted Antifungal‐Effector Delivery Chassis via Heterologous Type III Secretion System Reconstitution

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 19, Issue 6, June 2026.
A heterologous T3SS turns Pseudomonas protegens Pf‐5 into a programmable molecular syringe that delivers Bg9562 into Fusarium hyphae, suppresses fungal pathogens, enhances rhizosphere colonization and protects tomato plants from wilt. This modular platform offers a transferable strategy for next‐generation fungal biocontrol.
Yuyuan Peng, Simei He, Guofan Zhang, Jiatao Yang, Rong Fan, Chen Li, Jiajie Xie, Xinran Long, Linger Qian, Jiayi Wang, Yanmin He, Hui Cai, Yushan Zhang, Qiuqian Zhang, Shaopeng Pan, Shengbiao Hu   +15 more
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