Frontiers in Microbiology | Infectious Agents and Disease

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Apoptosis and autophagy promote Babesia microti infection in tick midguts: insights from transcriptomic and functional RNAi studies

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Songqin Chen
Shanming Hu
Fengjun Gong
Haotian Zhu
Yongzhi Zhou
Jie Cao
Houshuang Zhang
Yanan Wang
Jinlin Zhou

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1632974

2,643 views

Perspective

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Analysis of antimicrobial effects of a contactless, indirect cold atmospheric plasma-aerosol method for germ reduction on surfaces: an in vitro and in vivo study

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Tom Schaal
Ulrich Schmelz
Gilbert Hämmerle
Robert Fuchs
Timon Schorling
Sandra Kurras
Marc Koene
Tim Tischendorf

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1668987

2,480 views

Review

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Detection of virulence factors in opportunistic bacteria: advances, challenges, and practical implementation

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Igor Chebotar
Ilya Azizov
Mikhail Edelstein
Roman Kozlov

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1638925

4,364 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Intestinal IL-22RA1 signaling regulates Chlamydia deficient in plasmid-encoded pGP3 spreading to large intestine

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Qi Tian
Guangchi Fang
Jingyue Ma
Luying Wang
Zonghui Zuo
Tianyuan Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1647731

1,464 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Sep 2025

Genetic diversity, drug resistance, and transmission patterns of tuberculosis based on whole-genome sequencing in Almaty, Kazakhstan

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Nurlan Takenov
Alibi Kaziyev
Asfendiyar Mukhamadi
Lyailya Chingissova
Bekzat Toxanbayeva
Venera Bismilda
Malik Adenov
Lyazzat Eralieva
Narymzhan Nakisbekov
Gulnur Zhunussova

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1649137

2,312 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Sep 2025

Positive rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies in children before, during and after COVID-19 outbreak: an observational study in Chengdu, China from 2017 to 2024

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Luoman Yan
Hao Dong
Haiyan Zhang
Zixi Du
Meimei Lai
Lei Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1649615

2,505 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Sep 2025

Establishment and application of a TaqMan-based quantitative PCR assay for simultaneous detection of bovine Brucella spp. and Mycobacterium spp.

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Shuai Zhang
Hui Zhao
Qiuju Guo
Ruixue Xue
Zixin Jiang
Wenduo Jiang
Linlin Xing
Xinhui Wei
Youxiang Diao
Yi Tang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1633809

2,469 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Novel M23 peptidases Pgp4, Pgp5, and Pgp6 contribute to helical cell shape in Campylobacter jejuni

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Chang Sheng-Huei Lin
Jenny Vermeulen
Jacob Biboy
Erin C. Gaynor
Waldemar Vollmer
Emilisa Frirdich

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1641976

2,298 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Immunoprotective effects of extracellular products of Pasteurella multocida on mice

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jingtao Li
Wan Liu
Xiaoyu Zhang
Yang Song
Li Chen
Qiumei Shi
Tonglei Wu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1674831

1,882 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Sep 2025

New diagnostic methods for Escherichia marmotae and the first report of its identification in clinical isolates in North America

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Pelumi M. Oladipo
Robert J. Tibbetts
Audun Sivertsen
Justin M. Barger
Torbjørn S. Bruvold
Alemu Fite
Matthew Sims
Marcus Zervos
Ali Jomaa
Jeffrey L. Ram

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1664775

2,922 views

Review

Published on 05 Sep 2025

Progress of anti-tuberculosis drug targets and novel therapeutic strategies

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Yang Zhang
Ruiying Wu
Mingrui Sun
Xiaotian Li
Ren Fang
Jiayin Xing
Zhaoli Li
Yurong Wen
Ningning Song

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1637254

6,155 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Sep 2025

Recombinant expression and immunogenicity verification of Dabie bandavirus proteins Gn and Gc

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Xiuyu Lou
Haiyan Mao
Yihan Lou
Yi Sun
Feng Wang
Minjie Wang
Lijun Zhang
Zhihan Fang
Hao Yan
Huijun Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1651194

2,650 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Erwinia wuhanensis sp. nov. isolated from human blood

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Yingmiao Zhang
Yu Zhan
Jing Yang
Zhongxin Lu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1675452

1,943 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Machine learning-based high-specificity diagnostic model for Talaromyces marneffei infection in febrile patients using routine clinical laboratory data

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Yingjun Xiao
Xiling Chen
Xiping Ou
Zheqing Dong
Xiaoyan Zhang
Wei Liang
Xiaojing Nan
Chan Xu
Xiaobo Lai
Peng Xu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654918

2,163 views

Review

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections using genomics and artificial intelligence-machine learning approaches: scope, progress and challenges

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Madhan Kumar Murthy
Vivek Kumar Gupta
Anand Prakash Maurya

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1665685

3,998 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2025

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.2025.1648467

2,245 views
1 citation

Correction

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Correction: Beyond survival to domination: Brucella's multilayered strategies for evading host immune responses

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Zhimeng Wei
Shuai Zhang
Xingya Wang
Jie Bai
Hui Wang
Yuanchao Yang
Jingbo Zhai

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669739

1,239 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

First report of tuberculosis in a cat from Italy caused by Mycobacterium africanum, lineage 6: genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Patricia Alba
Andrea Caprioli
Cristiano Cocumelli
Claudia Eleni
Valentina Galietta
Angelo Giacomi
Luigi Sorbara
Fiorentino Stravino
Fabiola Feltrin
Roberta Amoruso

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1633110

2,044 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Biological and genomic characteristics of chicken-derived Riemerella anatipestifer in China

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Yuxia Zhang
Xiaoli Wang
Yongming Wang
Jiazhi Sun
Wenwen Dong
Kai Meng
Guiming Li
Xiaoyuan Yuan

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1652106

2,599 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

A longitudinal molecular surveillance of genetic heterogeneity of Orientia tsutsugamushi in humans, reservoir animals, and vectors in Puducherry, India

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Krishan Kumar Sihag
Waseema Arif
Srikanth Srirama
Anand Kumar Chandrasekaran
Vinod Raveendran
Asayas Bosco Chandrakumar
Anand Kasirajan
Sivagamy Alias Punitha Thavaraj
Lakshmy Srinivasan
Anoop C. Choolayil

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1634394

2,128 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Transcriptomic and functional profiling of Acinetobacter baumannii reveals adaptation to burn patient blood and time-dependent responses to human serum

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Hannaneh Ghavanloughajar
Amanda M. V. Brown
Amrika Deonarine
Yongli Wang
Abdul N. Hamood

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1635690

2,262 views

Systematic Review

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Unraveling the HIV-malaria interactions: a bibliometric analysis of global research trends and emerging insights

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Huize Zhang
Guoren Chen
Ping Ma
Yu Lai

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1622769

3,459 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Poor glycemic control and smoking and drinking history rather than bacterial virulence contribute to the development of invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: a case–control study in Northeast China

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jingjing Chen
Xinyi Wang
Qihui Wang
Sufei Tian
Fushun Li
Ruixuan Wang
Zhihui Chang
Yunzhuo Chu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1650703

2,108 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Aug 2025

Changes in potential pathogenicity-associated proteins of Helicobacter cinaedi upon infection of macrophage cells

in Infectious Agents and Disease

A. K. Voronina
B. A. Efimov
M. V. Malakhova
P. V. Shnaider
O. M. Ivanova
M. Bogomiakova
V. O. Shender
M. A. Lagarkova
G. P. Arapidi

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1640829

1,762 views

3,560 articles

articles

Apoptosis and autophagy promote Babesia microti infection in tick midguts: insights from transcriptomic and functional RNAi studies

Analysis of antimicrobial effects of a contactless, indirect cold atmospheric plasma-aerosol method for germ reduction on surfaces: an in vitro and in vivo study

Detection of virulence factors in opportunistic bacteria: advances, challenges, and practical implementation

Intestinal IL-22RA1 signaling regulates Chlamydia deficient in plasmid-encoded pGP3 spreading to large intestine

Genetic diversity, drug resistance, and transmission patterns of tuberculosis based on whole-genome sequencing in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Positive rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies in children before, during and after COVID-19 outbreak: an observational study in Chengdu, China from 2017 to 2024

Establishment and application of a TaqMan-based quantitative PCR assay for simultaneous detection of bovine Brucella spp. and Mycobacterium spp.

Novel M23 peptidases Pgp4, Pgp5, and Pgp6 contribute to helical cell shape in Campylobacter jejuni

Immunoprotective effects of extracellular products of Pasteurella multocida on mice

New diagnostic methods for Escherichia marmotae and the first report of its identification in clinical isolates in North America

Progress of anti-tuberculosis drug targets and novel therapeutic strategies

Recombinant expression and immunogenicity verification of Dabie bandavirus proteins Gn and Gc

Erwinia wuhanensis sp. nov. isolated from human blood

Machine learning-based high-specificity diagnostic model for Talaromyces marneffei infection in febrile patients using routine clinical laboratory data

Diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections using genomics and artificial intelligence-machine learning approaches: scope, progress and challenges

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

Correction: Beyond survival to domination: Brucella's multilayered strategies for evading host immune responses

First report of tuberculosis in a cat from Italy caused by Mycobacterium africanum, lineage 6: genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis

Biological and genomic characteristics of chicken-derived Riemerella anatipestifer in China

A longitudinal molecular surveillance of genetic heterogeneity of Orientia tsutsugamushi in humans, reservoir animals, and vectors in Puducherry, India

Transcriptomic and functional profiling of Acinetobacter baumannii reveals adaptation to burn patient blood and time-dependent responses to human serum

Unraveling the HIV-malaria interactions: a bibliometric analysis of global research trends and emerging insights

Poor glycemic control and smoking and drinking history rather than bacterial virulence contribute to the development of invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess: a case–control study in Northeast China

Changes in potential pathogenicity-associated proteins of Helicobacter cinaedi upon infection of macrophage cells