Frontiers in Microbiology | Infectious Agents and Disease

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Probe-based metagenomic pathogen detection: advancing laboratory capacity for complex diagnosis

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Rita Ferreira
Luís Coelho
João Dourado Santos
Daniel Sobral
Joana Isidro
Verónica Mixão
Miguel Pinto
Alexandra Nunes
Maria José Borrego
Sílvia Lopo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1656831

1,187 views

Correction

Accepted on 13 Oct 2025

Correction: Ire1 inhibitors attenuate Candida albicans pathogenicity and demonstrate potential for application in antifungal therapy

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Hua Wang
Mengyan Li
Qiuyue Wang
Huihai Zhao
Mengyu Jiang
Qi Cui
Daxin Lei
Keran Jia
Fukun Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1721908

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Oct 2025

Rapid identification of Acinetobacter baumannii using novel specific molecular targets derived from pan-genome analysis and its clinical application

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Shuang Chen
Huayang Wang
Chen Ju
Pengliang Zhang
Yongqiang Ren
Yaxuan Chen
Xiaoqi Yi
Jianying Zhang
Shenghang Zhang
Xinran Xiang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669811

Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2025

Targeted next-generation sequencing using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples for diagnosing pulmonary infections: a single-center retrospective study

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jinbao Huang
Ling Ye
Heng Weng
Meiqin Jiang
Ying Lin
Hongyan Li
Baosong Xie

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1671819

665 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 2025

AI-powered three-category Helicobacter pylori diagnosis via magnetic controlled capsule endoscopy: a multicenter validation of a vision-language model

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Xi Sun
Jing Liu
Lili Wu
Xiao Chen
Xiaona Ma
Fei Teng
Ting Zhang
Hui Su
Xin Fan
Jiaxin Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1687021

680 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Oct 2025

Limited genomic diversity and convergent adaptation of Brucella melitensis isolated from human in East China, from 2011 to 2024

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Lan Huang
Lu Zhou
Nan Zhang
Weizhong Zhou
Buyun Xu
Jie Hong
Wei Zhang
Ying Zhang
Ke Xu
Changjun Bao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1663555

1,060 views

Review

Published on 10 Oct 2025

Klebsiella pneumoniae: a multidrug-resistant pathogen, has emerged in Saudi Arabia

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jehad A. Aldali

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1689974

1,207 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Exploring drug resistance genes in Acinetobacter baumannii using metagenomic next-generation sequencing

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Guiqiu Li
Jianxing Lao
Yixiong Jiang
Pei Tang
Hui Huang
Lijuan He
Ke Yuan
Xiulan Lai

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669208

1,657 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Emergence of high-risk ST595 and ST640 clones of carbapenem-resistant Serratia marcescens: insights from genomic and virulence profiling during a nosocomial epidemic

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Yan Zhang
Tong Cao
Jie Zheng
Lingning Meng
Shuo Gao
Han Shen
Wanqing Zhou
Xiaoli Cao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1681911

1,605 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

A fluorescent bead-based multiplex assay for the detection of Brucella sp. specific antibodies in canine serum

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Cassandra Guarino
Rebecca Franklin-Guild
Sanda Asbie
Toby Pinn-Woodcock
Anja Serap Sipka
Colleen Eade
Lauren Griggs
Elizabeth Altier
Kristina Ceres
Yrjo Grohn

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1655877

947 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Epidemiological and comparative genomic analysis of pathogenic Glaesserella parasuis from livestock agriculture in Shandong, China

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Zetong Huang
Qinghai Ren
Xusheng Du
Shengliang Cao
Yubao Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1698342

783 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Hypo-osmotic stress is an anticipatory trigger of heat-resistance in presumptive extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from treated sewage

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Kanghee Ryu
Daniel Yu
Paul Stothard
Simon J. G. Otto
Michael Gänzle
Norma J. Ruecker
Norman F. Neumann

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1676613

742 views

Review

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Research progress on the role of microbiota in the pathogenesis of gallstone disease

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Yuntian Liu
Bihui Yao
Xiaoqin Yang
Qi Sun
Xusheng Yang
Lu Liang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1672767

661 views

Review

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Post-influenza bacterial infection: mechanisms of pathogenesis and advances in therapeutic strategies

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Biao Lei
Shun Wang
Linzhong Yu
Qinhai Ma

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1673643

876 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Oct 2025

Optimizing Sample Preparation for Culture-free Nanopore Sequencing to Enable Rapid Pathogen and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiling in Bovine Mastitis

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Crystal Chapagain
Abdolrahman Khezri
Jawad Ali
Marit Smistad
Liv Synnøve Sølverød
Rafi Ahmad

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1680165

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Oct 2025

Molecular Epidemiology of Brucella abortus in Shandong, China: High-Resolution Insights from Combined MLVA-16 and Core Genome SNP Analysis

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Chanjuan Huangfu
Xiujun Ma
Junjie Fan
Kuo Han
Ti Liu
Zengqiang Kou
Yan Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1695815

150 views