Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Editorial

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Editorial: Perspectives in clinical microbiology for combating multi-drug resistant bacterial infections: 2024/2025

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Mithun Rudrapal
Teresa Estrada-Garcia

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1783280

949 views

Review

Published on 23 Jan 2026

MALDI-TOF MS in conjunction with machine learning: toward a new era for antimicrobial susceptibility testing

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Miao Wang
Wei Xia
Jia Du
Hanshuang Ma
Baoyu Sun
Huabin Jiang
Jiancheng Xu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1731083

790 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Gut microbiota composition and systemic immune-inflammatory marker correlations in infertile women with endometriosis: a pilot case–control study

in Intestinal Microbiome

Xiaoli Dong
Xiaozhen Chen
Yingpei Xu
Defei Zeng
Ping Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1720894

718 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Bta-miR-146b promotes infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus replication and inhibits type I interferon expression via targeting IRAK1

in Molecular Viral Pathogenesis

Siping Zhu
Hong Li
Chihuan Li
Xintong Zhu
Chao Ren
Qiumei Shi
Tonglei Wu
Guangping Gao
Yonghui Li
Li Chen

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1718649

492 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Jan 2026

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Colonization in Hospitalized Children in a Provincial Hospital in Vietnam

in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Van Anh Thi Dinh
Nhung Nguyen Thi Trang
Ngoc Duc Vo
Ngoc Hoang Thi Bich
Dien Minh Tran
Pham Duc Phuc
Son Luong Duc
Do Manh Dung
Flavie Luce Goutard
Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

246 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Jan 2026

Exosomes in cerebrospinal fluid as biomarkers of bacterial infections of the central nervous system: a pilot study

in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Yunfeng Huang
Min Mei
Tianyu Fan
Jinfang Liu
Xin Li
Xin Chen
Shuai Zhang
Yong Gong
Peng Xiang
Jiangliu Yin

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

312 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Real-world study of adverse events associated with ceftazidime/avibactam based on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration adverse event reporting system database

in Antibiotic Resistance and New Antimicrobial drugs

Xin Zheng
Yang Peng
Yang-xue Ou
Bi-bo You
Lu Zhang
Yuan Cheng
Mo Cheng
Pu Xiang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1698293

731 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Clinical characteristics and prognostic impact of streptococcal colonization in critically ill patients with severe pneumonia

in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Hang Ni
Jiaqi Zhu
Yanfang Chen
Ye Zheng
Benjia Chen
Cuicui Dong
Sheng Zhang
Yinghe Xu
Yongpo Jiang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1647511

462 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Development of a rapid, simple multiplex PCR-dipstick assay for the detection of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups in clinical isolates

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Miho Matsuba
Samiratu Mahazu
Ken Shimuta
Anthony Ablordey
Hideyuki Takahashi
Ryoichi Saito

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1745660

712 views

Review

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Gut microbiota, liver disease, and perioperative anesthesia: interactions, risks, and therapeutic opportunities

in Intestinal Microbiome

Lei Shi
Ye Yu
Zihan Ma
Weiyi Jiang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1759076

777 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 22 Jan 2026

A new case of Echinococcus ortleppi infection diagnosed by next-generation sequencing in China

in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Xishuai Jia
Junhua Tian
Ming Huang
Xuwei Zhou
Jing Liu
Hai Jiang
Kun Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1719268

501 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Jan 2026

OmpK35/36 absence does not confer carbapenem-resistance alone nor ceftazidime-avibactam resistance with one blaKPC-2

in Antibiotic Resistance and New Antimicrobial drugs

Susu Wu
Yinyin Yang
Wanyao Xiang
Jin Zhang
Xinhua Luo
Mengqiao Xu
Dakang Hu
Haifang Zhang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

299 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Jan 2026

Placental transcriptome profiling in congenital Chagas disease: gene networks associated with transmission

in Parasite and Host

Sofia Apodaca
Emanuel Campos
Kevin David Calupiña
Carolina Davies
Raul H Lucero
Silvia Longhi
Laura Kamenetzky
Maria Paola Zago
Alejandro G Schijman

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

204 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Jan 2026

Longitudinal Associations Between PM2.5 With gestational diabetes mellitus mediated by gut microbiome and potential mechanism: Based on a prospective pregnant women cohort in China

in Intestinal Microbiome

Shanshan Mei
Jingyi Ye
Yaoyao Teng
Yisheng Chen
Yan Long
Xueqin Zhao
Xueqing Cen
Xiaoyan Zhang
Chunyan Zhu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

170 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Jan 2026

Metagenomics Enables Parallel Detection of 176 Clinically Relevant Targets from Faecal Samples

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Donovan H Parks
Rhys J. P. Newell
Andrew N. Ginn
Kate L. Bowerman
Areej Alsheikh-Hussain
Liang Fang
Sarah Shah
Samantha MacDonald
Tristan Wimpenny
Peter Evans

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

519 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Age-specific vaginal microecological dysbiosis associated with HPV infection: a large-scale cross-sectional study with targeted functional sequencing validation

in Adaptive & Innate Immunity in Infection

Yue Wang
HongJing Chen
YaoJia Chen
YanFang Lu
BiNa Wei
ZhiHui Wu
HangJing Gao
LuLu Feng
Fang Xie
Qing Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1722367

790 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Evolution and phylogenetic characteristics of the first Brucella canis strain isolated from a human patient in Yunnan Province, China

in Veterinary and Zoonotic Infection

Qiuju Yang
Peng Wang
Xiangdong Yang
Su Zhao
Qing Zhang
Fuping Yang
Zhiguo Liu
Binbin Yu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1743711

653 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Preterm birth alters the gut microbiota, metabolome and health outcomes of twins at 12 months of age

in Intestinal Microbiome

Hong Mei
Liqin Hu
Meng Yang
Feiyan Xiang
Hao Zheng
Xiaonan Cai
Guilin Hou
Ruizhen Li
An’na Peng
Jianduan Zhang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1700965

699 views

Mini Review

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Local and systemic host responses to influenza and concurrent or sequential SARS-CoV-2 infection

in Virus and Host

Tong Zhu
Liying Wang
Chaoying Yan

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1725731

677 views

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Jan 2026

Cellular signaling pathway of Shiga toxin-induced ATP release

in Bacteria and Host

Karl Johansson
Ida Arvidsson
Markus Wendler
Ann-Charlotte Kristoffersson
Diana Karpman

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

156 views

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Jan 2026

Evaluation of the vector competence of Ixodes persulcatus in the maintenance and transmission of Alongshan virus under laboratory conditions

in Parasite and Host

Zheng Gui
Yanan Wang
Liang Li
Yuanning Ren
Qiqi Guo
Ziyan Liu
Jingfeng Yu
Jinlin Zhou
Zedong Wang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

182 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Drug-resistant genes, virulence characteristics, and molecular typing of clindamycin-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae in late pregnancy

in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Meng Yu
Ting Yu
Shui Yu
Li Li
Shuang Chen
Yujie Wang
Kun Wang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1721174

758 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Optimizing metagenomic next-generation sequencing in CNS infections: a diagnostic model based on CSF parameters

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Xiao-guang Cao
Xiong-feng Zhu
Jun-xi Ni
Hua-dong Meng
Chong-jian Huang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1681643

694 views

Perspective

Published on 20 Jan 2026

Tracking spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales between humans and companion animals: successes and challenges

in Clinical and Diagnostic Microbiology and Immunology

Jaclyn M. Dietrich
Paula M. Snippes Vagnone
Jennifer L. Dale
Amanda L. Beaudoin
Abbey Ruhland
Leslie Kollmann
Stephen D. Cole

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1730592

1,146 views

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Editorial: Perspectives in clinical microbiology for combating multi-drug resistant bacterial infections: 2024/2025

MALDI-TOF MS in conjunction with machine learning: toward a new era for antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Gut microbiota composition and systemic immune-inflammatory marker correlations in infertile women with endometriosis: a pilot case–control study

Bta-miR-146b promotes infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus replication and inhibits type I interferon expression via targeting IRAK1

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Colonization in Hospitalized Children in a Provincial Hospital in Vietnam

Exosomes in cerebrospinal fluid as biomarkers of bacterial infections of the central nervous system: a pilot study

Real-world study of adverse events associated with ceftazidime/avibactam based on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration adverse event reporting system database

Clinical characteristics and prognostic impact of streptococcal colonization in critically ill patients with severe pneumonia

Development of a rapid, simple multiplex PCR-dipstick assay for the detection of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups in clinical isolates

Gut microbiota, liver disease, and perioperative anesthesia: interactions, risks, and therapeutic opportunities

A new case of Echinococcus ortleppi infection diagnosed by next-generation sequencing in China

OmpK35/36 absence does not confer carbapenem-resistance alone nor ceftazidime-avibactam resistance with one blaKPC-2

Placental transcriptome profiling in congenital Chagas disease: gene networks associated with transmission

Longitudinal Associations Between PM2.5 With gestational diabetes mellitus mediated by gut microbiome and potential mechanism: Based on a prospective pregnant women cohort in China

Metagenomics Enables Parallel Detection of 176 Clinically Relevant Targets from Faecal Samples

Age-specific vaginal microecological dysbiosis associated with HPV infection: a large-scale cross-sectional study with targeted functional sequencing validation

Evolution and phylogenetic characteristics of the first Brucella canis strain isolated from a human patient in Yunnan Province, China

Preterm birth alters the gut microbiota, metabolome and health outcomes of twins at 12 months of age

Local and systemic host responses to influenza and concurrent or sequential SARS-CoV-2 infection

Cellular signaling pathway of Shiga toxin-induced ATP release

Evaluation of the vector competence of Ixodes persulcatus in the maintenance and transmission of Alongshan virus under laboratory conditions

Drug-resistant genes, virulence characteristics, and molecular typing of clindamycin-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae in late pregnancy

Optimizing metagenomic next-generation sequencing in CNS infections: a diagnostic model based on CSF parameters

Tracking spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales between humans and companion animals: successes and challenges