Frontiers in Microbiology | Infectious Agents and Disease

Review

Accepted on 18 Aug 2025

Diagnosis of Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) 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

122 views

Correction

Accepted on 18 Aug 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

Original Research

Accepted on 18 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 May Vivian Brown
Amrika Deonarine
Abdul Naji Hamood

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1635690

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Aug 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 Oladipo
Robert J Tibbetts
Audun Sivertsen
Justin M Barger
Torbjørn S Bruvold
Alemu Fite
Matthew Sims
Marcus Zervos
Ali Jomaa
Jeffrey Ram

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1664775

Review

Accepted on 18 Aug 2025

Genomic Evolution of Enteric Pathogens: Mechanisms of Pathogenicity and Diagnostic Innovations

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Tao Li
Tang Zhiping
Wei Wang
Shiwen Yao
Jiabao Zhu
Xing Liu
Linju Huo
Gaihua Zhang
Zhonghua Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1647437

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

Evolving genomic landscape of pediatric pneumococcus in two Canadian urban centers following conjugate vaccination

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Sarah Teatero
Allison McGeer
Agron Plevneshi
Leah J. Ricketson
James D. Kellner
Nahuel Fittipaldi

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1642658

636 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Aug 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

708 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 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
Yuan Xiao Yuan

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1652106

251 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Aug 2025

Epidemiology of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli among children under five years in Kenya’s urban informal settlement

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Amos Njuguna
John M. Maingi
Cecilia Mbae
Phelgona Otieno
Kelvin Kering
Winfred Mbithi
Christine Kioko
Rahma Osman
Evans Kibet
Samuel Kariuki

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1637369

1,012 views

Review

Published on 15 Aug 2025

The protein kinases family in fungi: adaptability, virulence and conservation between species

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Emanoelle La Santrer
Cláudia Barbosa Assunção
Thiago Miguelito Navarro de Camargo
Izabella Rodrigues
Sabrina Sidney Campolina
Edgar Lacerda de Aguiar
Thiago de Souza Rodrigues
Rachel Basques Caligiorne

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1630196

791 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2025

Molecular identification, genotyping and phylogenetic analysis of Ixodes and Rhipicephalus ticks and their associated spotted fever group Rickettsia species from a single location in northern Tunisia

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Myriam Kratou
Hanène Belkahia
Rachid Selmi
Meriam Ben Abdallah
Ghassan Tayh
Lilia Messadi
Mourad Ben Said

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1644524

791 views

Methods

Published on 13 Aug 2025

A simple, low-cost, and highly efficient protocol for rapid isolation of pathogenic bacteria from human blood

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Fatma S. Coskun
Joshua Quick
Erdal Toprak

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1637776

698 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic diversity in Central Brazil reveals evolutionary shifts among variants of concern during the pandemic

in Infectious Agents and Disease

José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho
Rhewter Nunes
Cintia Pelegrineti Targueta
Ramilla dos Santos Braga Ferreira
Amanda Melo-Ximenes
Renata de Oliveira Dias
Juliana Santana de Curcio
Daniela Melo e Silva
Menira Borges de L. Dias e Souza
Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1639187

1,113 views

Correction

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Correction: Virulence traits and bacterial interactions within the complex microbial population in urinary double-J catheters

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Juan Vicente Farizano
Emilia Castagnaro
Julián Thomas Arroyo-Egea
Juan Daniel Aparicio
Alicia Cecilia Vallejos
Elvira María Hebert
Lucila Saavedra
Viviana Andrea Rapisarda
Josefina María Villegas
Mariana Grillo-Puertas

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1674834

630 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Risk factors of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in the nasal cavity of people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study from Dongyang hospital, Zhejiang Province

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Dongping Hu
Li Hong
Tinghua Ye
Bin Yang
Lixia Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1634460

481 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 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

105 views