Frontiers in Microbiology | Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Hydrogen sulfide acts as a sulfur source for iron sulfur cluster biosynthesis in cysteine desulfurase-deficient E. coli under anaerobic conditions

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Heng Li
Jun Wang
Xiaorui Li
Guanya Jia
Haisheng Gan
Yanxiong Wang
Zhiwei Ma
Zhilong Zhu
Xiaoya Shang
Weining Niu

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Assimilatory N2O reduction by Nostoc sp. strain MS1 isolated from a river: Insights from genome and 15N tracer analysis

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Kazumi Suda
Toshikazu Suenaga
Soichiro Matsuzaki
Shohei Riya
Kento Ishii
Manami Nomachi
Hirotsugu Fujitani
Satoshi Tsuneda
Kartik Chandran
Akihiko Terada

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Bacterial Consortia Enhance Nutrient Uptakes and Molecular Response in Tomato Seedlings Under Alkaline Soil Stress: A Comparative Study

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Keerthana Rangasamy
Arabi Mohammed Saleh

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2026

16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequencing reveals bile microbiome features in gallstone disease and their links to blood lipid subtypes

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Shijie Wang
Yongxing Ding
Cheng Cai
Mingrui Ou
Chunshen Niu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1741489

168 views

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Feb 2026

Deep enrichment of soil Proteobacteria and its coupled response to carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles under quizalofop-p-ethyl stress

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Huan Meng
Yuanlong Chen
Lili Yang
Yueyao Li
Zhiling Nie
Jiayi Cao
Jianan Du
Chuanzhen Ma
Yushuai Wei
Fengshan Yang

Frontiers in Microbiology

144 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Non-targeted metabolomics reveals metabolic signatures associated with Clostridioides difficile virulence

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Huixin Pan
Miao Zhang
Dongxiao Zhao
Qinglu Wang
Hua Shang
Ying Luo

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Environmental Stress Shapes Persistence-like Phenotypes and Genomic Changes in Escherichia coli and Morganella morganii: An Exploratory Study

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Tosin Senbadejo
Samuel Ntiamoah Osei
Elizabeth Bugase
Christina M. Bourne
Abiola Isawumi

Frontiers in Microbiology

111 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Dissecting the role of comS-independent srf expression on multicellular differentiation and competence development in Bacillus subtilis

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Sarah Miercke
Jan-Philipp Knepper
Klaus Dreisewerd
Thorsten Mascher

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1753310

738 views

Systematic Review

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Keystone roles of carbon-degrading enzyme activities in mediating carbon in soils subjected to straw return: a global meta-analysis

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Somdee Somchanh
Yue Li
Ling Yang
Ran Wei
Yuxuan Zhang
Bing Liu
Qingwen Jiang
Qiliang Yang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1739110

315 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Feb 2026

The mechanism of short-chain fatty acid in hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Tingting Li
Fuyu Deng
Jiong Xiong
Fangqi Wu
Songxun Tang
Yijie Zhang
Qiyong Zhang
Jian Song
Yi Li
Xu Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1714013

447 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Accepted on 31 Jan 2026

On the origins and variation of nucleotide skews of archaeal genomes

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Adrien Paravel
Clémence Mottez
Romain Puech
Didier Flament
Hubert F. Becker
Hannu Myllykallio

Frontiers in Microbiology

185 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

Methanogenesis from tetramethylammonium and choline in Methanococcoides methylutens Q3c requires a nonpyrrolysine monomethylamine methyltransferase homolog

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Jyoti Kashyap
Tomislav Ticak
Adam J. Creighbaum
Khatri Rakhsha
Donald J Ferguson

Frontiers in Microbiology

931 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jan 2026

Dual-Probe Genome Mining Identifies Citrulassin N, a Novel Citrulline Modified Lasso Peptide from Streptomyces sp. NAX00255

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Zi-Ru Wang
Chao Zeng
Zhang-Yuan Yan
Dan Feng
Zi-Fei Xu

Frontiers in Microbiology

165 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Jan 2026

Dual beneficial activities of Paenibacillus polymyxa NPDY10: Glyphosate degradation and antagonism against phytopathogenic fungi

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Dagang Tian
Yun Deng
Qing Xu
Dong-Rong Xie
Yan Su
Duan-Hua Liu
Yong-He Chen
Yong-He Han

Frontiers in Microbiology

116 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2026

Elucidation of the pramanicin biosynthetic pathway reveals a DUF2306 family membrane protein involved in terminal epoxidation

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Yang-Le Gao
Wei Chen
Jing-Jing Zhang
Pei-Lin Li
Li Li
Hui Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1765828

1,034 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2026

Accumulation of 2-methylcitrate induces metabolic imbalance in Bacillus thuringiensis, revealing a detoxification strategy mediated by an internal promoter

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Cuiying Du
Lanteng Zheng
Ke Fu
Rui Wang
Zhuofan Liu
Fengxian Liang
Chenyi Zeng
Xuanmingyue Zhou
Tingting Yang
Yujun Dai

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1675856

750 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2026

Metabolic interplay in a synthetic consortium: insights into the mediating role of a minority species

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Cassandra Backes
David Ranava
Pascale Infossi
Louis Delecourt
Magali Roger
Marie-Thérése Giudici-Orticoni

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1682391

569 views

Review

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Advances in microbial sulfoquinovose catabolism

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Yiwei Chen
Dazhi Liu
Ruoxing Chu
Zongyuan Li
Yueya Zhang
Kailiang Ma
Li Jiang
Qiaoyu Yang
Fengxia Lu
Yan Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1758990

800 views

Review

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Emerging roles of protein modifications in sexual reproduction and pathogenesis of filamentous fungi

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Xiaoxing Li
Xin Zhou
Yuchen Luo
Luman Xue
Xinxin Tong
Jinlin Guo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1744933

854 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Differential regulatory role of AU-rich and GU-rich elements in Trypanosoma brucei

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Xuemin Guo
Wei-Wei Yang
Shinuan Zeng
Sha Yue
Liang Zhou
Shuru Zhou
Xiaobin Meng
Logen Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1724550

1,036 views

Review

Published on 22 Jan 2026

Harnessing secondary metabolites of endophytic microbes: a next-generation biopesticide for crop disease management

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Gulafsha Parveen
Waquar Akhter Ansari
Navin Kumar
Durgesh Kumar Jaiswal

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1705702

1,241 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2026

GlnR positively affects the acid resistance of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum from wine by regulating glutamate metabolism

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Ke Lu
Kan Shi
Yuxin Yuan
Yuanyuan Liu
Chuangyi Miao
Tao Pan
Pengfei Duan
Jangyong Wang
Shuwen Liu
Lili Zhao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1757806

635 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

Genome-wide characterization of histone deacetylases in Fusarium proliferatum: phylogeny, structure, and stress responses

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Hong-Mei Shi
Hong-Xin Liao
Jin-Rui Wen
Huan-Qi Cun
Yun-Ju Hong
Zhang-Feng Hu
Fu-Rong Xu
Sulukkana Noiprasert
Kanyaphat Apiwongsrichai
Xiao-Yun Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1692364

1,003 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

(p)ppGpp mediates persister formation in Escherichia coli during glucose to fatty acid shift

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Ruixue Zhang
Zhengyang Xiao
Neha Namburi
Yinjie Tang
Joshua Yuan
Fuzhong Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1749456

946 views

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Hydrogen sulfide acts as a sulfur source for iron sulfur cluster biosynthesis in cysteine desulfurase-deficient E. coli under anaerobic conditions

Assimilatory N2O reduction by Nostoc sp. strain MS1 isolated from a river: Insights from genome and 15N tracer analysis

Bacterial Consortia Enhance Nutrient Uptakes and Molecular Response in Tomato Seedlings Under Alkaline Soil Stress: A Comparative Study

16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequencing reveals bile microbiome features in gallstone disease and their links to blood lipid subtypes

Deep enrichment of soil Proteobacteria and its coupled response to carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles under quizalofop-p-ethyl stress

Non-targeted metabolomics reveals metabolic signatures associated with Clostridioides difficile virulence

Environmental Stress Shapes Persistence-like Phenotypes and Genomic Changes in Escherichia coli and Morganella morganii: An Exploratory Study

Dissecting the role of comS-independent srf expression on multicellular differentiation and competence development in Bacillus subtilis

Keystone roles of carbon-degrading enzyme activities in mediating carbon in soils subjected to straw return: a global meta-analysis

The mechanism of short-chain fatty acid in hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis

On the origins and variation of nucleotide skews of archaeal genomes

Methanogenesis from tetramethylammonium and choline in Methanococcoides methylutens Q3c requires a nonpyrrolysine monomethylamine methyltransferase homolog

Dual-Probe Genome Mining Identifies Citrulassin N, a Novel Citrulline Modified Lasso Peptide from Streptomyces sp. NAX00255

Dual beneficial activities of Paenibacillus polymyxa NPDY10: Glyphosate degradation and antagonism against phytopathogenic fungi

Elucidation of the pramanicin biosynthetic pathway reveals a DUF2306 family membrane protein involved in terminal epoxidation

Accumulation of 2-methylcitrate induces metabolic imbalance in Bacillus thuringiensis, revealing a detoxification strategy mediated by an internal promoter

Metabolic interplay in a synthetic consortium: insights into the mediating role of a minority species

Advances in microbial sulfoquinovose catabolism

Emerging roles of protein modifications in sexual reproduction and pathogenesis of filamentous fungi

Differential regulatory role of AU-rich and GU-rich elements in Trypanosoma brucei

Harnessing secondary metabolites of endophytic microbes: a next-generation biopesticide for crop disease management

GlnR positively affects the acid resistance of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum from wine by regulating glutamate metabolism

Genome-wide characterization of histone deacetylases in Fusarium proliferatum: phylogeny, structure, and stress responses

(p)ppGpp mediates persister formation in Escherichia coli during glucose to fatty acid shift