Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Review

Published on 10 Apr 2026

Crosstalk between the microbiome and the mucosal immunoglobulin A system in the lung, in health and disease

in Bacteria and Host

Corentin Stavart
Sophie Gohy
Sarah Lebeer
Françoise Van Bambeke
Aurélie Crabbé
Charles Pilette

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1796523

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Methods

Published on 10 Apr 2026

Host-pathogen-immune interactions in an air-liquid interface airway model

in Bacteria and Host

Alexander F. Melanson
Annika Hettich
Claudia Antonella Colque
Jenny J. Persson
Pablo Laborda
Signe Lolle
Søren Molin
Helle Krogh Johansen

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1788554

136 views

Review

Published on 07 Apr 2026

Functional analysis of type VII secretion system links to host immune evasion mechanism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

in Bacteria and Host

Karthikeyan Sundaram
Sridhar Rathinam
Ramalingam Bethunaickan
Uma Devi Ranganathan
Venkataraman Prabhu
Madhavan Dhanapal

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1797994

234 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Apr 2026

Integrated transcriptomic analysis reveals miRNA-hub mRNA-TF interactions and key regulatory targets in STEC infected intestinal epithelial cells

in Bacteria and Host

Baili Zheng
Xiaoyue Su
Yongchao Li
Qiang Fu
Xuelian Ma
Bao Zhou
Bing Peng
Rulong Chen
Yingyu Liu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1772607

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Brief Research Report

Published on 27 Mar 2026

Clinical characteristics and risk factors analysis of Clostridioides difficile infection in ulcerative colitis patients during biologic therapy

in Bacteria and Host

Tingting Xu
Ying Xie

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1803104

118 views

Review

Published on 27 Mar 2026

Molecular strategies of Salmonella Typhimurium: from host cell invasion and metabolic hijacking to immune evasion

in Bacteria and Host

Meihong Fu
Yuling Sun
Yingquan Wu
Nanlong Zhou
Meiling Huang
Tiansen Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1753120

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Original Research

Accepted on 23 Mar 2026

Not all Group B Streptococcus are alike: macrophage responses reveal inflammatory and immune-evasive strains

in Bacteria and Host

Larisa Janžič
Lucija Sršen
Sara Petrin
Alojz Ihan
Andreja Nataša Kopitar

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Mar 2026

Comparative transcriptomic profiling of human conjunctival epithelial cells and macrophages in response to Chlamydia trachomatis genovars A and B in early-and mid-infection cycles

in Bacteria and Host

Ehsan Ghasemian
Martin James Holland

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Mar 2026

A Rabbit Model of Acute Bacteremia and Sepsis Caused by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium

in Bacteria and Host

Karen Flores-Moreno
René Arredondo-Hernández
Claudia Mayoral-Terán
Yolanda López-Vidal

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Correction

Published on 10 Mar 2026

Correction: Functional analysis of distinct factors linked to the development of latent to active tuberculosis

in Bacteria and Host

Karthikeyan Sundaram
Venkataraman Prabhu

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1817346

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Original Research

Published on 09 Mar 2026

An exhaustive cell-based screen coupled with an intracellular-induced lux-based reporter identified bioactive molecules that inhibit host cell infection by intracellular pathogens

in Bacteria and Host

Boaz Adani
Alexander Plotnikov
Lena Lueken
Inna Shomer
Khriesto Shurrush
Nele Meyer
Katrin Künnemann
Malte Kellermann
David Margulies
Guntram A. Grassl

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1770677

461 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2026

CRISPR1-mediated virulence and erythromycin resistance stabilization drives regional dominance of Streptococcus agalactiae ST10 in China

in Bacteria and Host

Xiaohui Qiao
Ke Dai
Jilong Su
Yimeng Zhang
Yuxi Bai
Xinhua Zhang
Li Zhang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1703530

191 views

Review

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Molecular mechanisms underlying Nocardia host interactions

in Bacteria and Host

Bingqian Du
Ziyu Song
Min Yuan
Yuting Duan
Shuai Xu
Xiaotong Qiu
Zhenjun Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1780562

347 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Feb 2026

E3 ubiquitin ligase SKP2 limits autophagosome formation during Staphylococcus aureus infection

in Bacteria and Host

Abhishek K. Singh
Madina Baglanova
Eylin Topfstedt
Kristin Surmann
Silva Holtfreter
Leif Steil
Uwe Völker
Michael Lammers
Barbara M. Bröker
Karsten Becker

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1749151

506 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Feb 2026

RNA profiles in extracellular vesicles from severe sepsis and meningitis patients reveal pathogen-specific immune signatures in meningococcal versus pneumococcal infections

in Bacteria and Host

Berit Sletbakk Brusletto
Kari Bente Foss Haug
Iselin Sandnes Olsen
Mari Kaarbø
Ole Kristoffer Olstad
Trude Aspelin
Erik Koldberg Amundsen
Petter Brandtzaeg
Reidun Øvstebø

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

171 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Feb 2026

Effect of sub-inhibitory tigecycline (½-MIC) on AcrAB-TolC and mar/ram/sox regulatory genes in Enterobacter cloacae complex isolates

in Bacteria and Host

Lukasz Korczak
Piotr Majewski
Pawel Sacha
Dominika Chludzinska
Elzbieta Tryniszewska

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1745642

331 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Feb 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

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1705239

343 views

Review

Published on 19 Feb 2026

Molecular evolution and adaptations of Legionella pneumophila from amoebae hosts to macrophages

in Bacteria and Host

Cheon Jee Shin
Yousef Abu Kwaik

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1787137

701 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2026

Silver nanoparticles at sub-cytotoxic levels increase enteric pathogen invasion by compromising intestinal epithelial barrier integrity

in Bacteria and Host

Radwa A. Hanafy
Kuppan Gokulan
Sangeeta Khare

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1745955

340 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Isolation and identification of Pseudoxanthomonas winnipegensis from blood culture by MALDI-MS

in Bacteria and Host

Satomi Takei
Tatsuya Nagasawa
Yuji Sekiguchi
Junya Fujimura
Kanae Teramoto
Mitsuru Wakita
Teruo Kirikae
Yuki Uehara
Tatsuya Tada
Yoko Tabe

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1755501

493 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

Interpretable machine learning analysis for relationships between Helicobacter pylori infection and peripheral atherosclerosis: a retrospective cohort study

in Bacteria and Host

Chenlu Li
Qingshi Lin
Liaoliao Yang

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1693262

462 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2026

The small non-coding RNA sRNA102 regulates Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence and host immunity by targeting the T3SS component PcrG

in Bacteria and Host

Yushan Chen
Bo Wu
Lunhao Yang
Lan Wang
Lin Xiang
Peng Zhou
Yanmei Liu
Song Li
Qiwei Li

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1675468

644 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Human lung organoids model for assessing host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

in Bacteria and Host

Chaofan Li
Pengfei Zhong
Zhimin Yun
Leiming Fang
Meida Xiang
Qisheng Su
Jiru Wang
Hebing Chen
Zhi Chen
Liang Yue

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1725344

815 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Feb 2026

Hypercapnic acidosis affects in vitro lung infection response in a pathogen-specific manner

in Bacteria and Host

Elena Campaña-Duel
Aina Areny-Balagueró
Luis Morales-Quinteros
Laia Fernández-Barat
Diana Fuertes-Bailón
Antoni Torres
Lluís Blanch
Antonio Artigas
Adrian Ceccato
Marta Camprubí-Rimblas

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1708427

852 views