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

479 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Sep 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 Borrego
Sílvia Lopo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1656831

342 views

Original Research

Accepted on 18 Sep 2025

Clinical Characterization and Etiological Insights: A Small Cohort Study of Pulmonary Infections Caused by Microascus spp. in Critically Ill Patients

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Ting Zhang
Jian-Jun Cheng
Ru-Ru Bi
Jun-Mei Zhu
Liting Zhou
Yan Chen
Qing-Zhen Han

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1632354

293 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

786 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Sep 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
Chang-jun Bao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1663555

412 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

771 views

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

771 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Sep 2025

Cellular Respiration and Amino Acid Metabolism Is Altered by Dietary Oligosaccharides in Salmonella with Epithelial Cell Association

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Claire Shaw
Poyin Chen
Narine Arabyan
Bart C Weimer

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1672770

462 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Sep 2025

Isolation and molecular characterization of subgroup J avian leukosis virus in native chicken breeds of China during 2022-2025

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Qi Liu
Sifan Ji
Minghui Li
Lei He
Ke Ding
Zuhua Yu
Jian Chen

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1684812

370 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

749 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

883 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 15 Sep 2025

Current Status of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Prevalence of Resistance-Associated Gene Mutations in Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang: A Single-Center Study

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Gai-ling Yuan
Yan Peng
Jing Yang
Jin-Xin Lai
Zheng-Kang Li

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1641773

544 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Sep 2025

Hypo-osmotic Stress is an Anticipatory Trigger of Heat-Resistance in Presumptive Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) 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 Frederick Neumann

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1676613

229 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Sep 2025

Molecular insights of drug-resistant tuberculosis: genetic mutations and their profile

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Amresh Kumar Singh
NANDINI SINGH
Dr. Sushil Kumar
Ashwini Kumar Mishra
Narendra Pratap Singh

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1669327

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Sep 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

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Sep 2025

Exploring Drug Resistance Genes of Acinetobacter baumannii by 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

799 views