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ICYMI: New online! Keeping off the weight with Akkermansia
New online! Keeping off the weight with Akkermansia
ICYMI: New online! Prophylaxis reimagined: innovation where vaccines and antibiotics fall short
ICYMI: New online! An invasive plant reveals the importance of mycorrhizal fungi
ICYMI: New online! Agricultural intensification, microbial homogenization and loss of rare microbiota
ICYMI: New online! No escape for therapeutic bacteria
ICYMI: New online! Infection cycles of viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota
New online! Infection cycles of viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota
New online! Infection cycles of viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota
ICYMI: New online! Fungal diversity, ecology and functions in soil ecosystems
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01324-9In this study, Mount et al. conducted a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial and identified pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila MucT as a potential strategy for weight loss maintenance.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 20 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01323-wThis study demonstrates the use of a vectored immunoprophylaxis strategy using adeno-associated virus as an alternative approach for sustained in vivo antibody production against Staphylococcus aureus α-toxin.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01326-7In this Journal Club, Mark Anthony revisits a paper showing how an invasive plant disrupts mycorrhizal symbioses, reducing native tree seedling growth and reshaping forest communities.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01319-6In this Review, Abergel et al. overview infection cycles across the Nucleocytoviricota phylum, highlighting shared mechanisms and lineage-specific features spanning viral entry, viral factory formation, genome replication, virion morphogenesis and egress, and discuss key unresolved questions in the field.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01319-6In this Review, Abergel et al. overview infection cycles across the Nucleocytoviricota phylum, highlighting shared mechanisms and lineage-specific features spanning viral entry, viral factory formation, genome replication, virion morphogenesis and egress, and discuss key unresolved questions in the field.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01321-yIn this Review, Rillig explores the diversity of fungi in the soil ecosystem, their ecological interactions and diverse ecological roles in terrestrial ecosystems as well as anthropogenic factors that affect soil fungi.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 21 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01324-9In this study, Mount et al. conducted a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial and identified pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila MucT as a potential strategy for weight loss maintenance.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 26 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01325-8The results of this study advance the translation of implantable living materials towards clinical applications.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 29 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01319-6In this Review, Abergel et al. overview infection cycles across the Nucleocytoviricota phylum, highlighting shared mechanisms and lineage-specific features spanning viral entry, viral factory formation, genome replication, virion morphogenesis and egress, and discuss key unresolved questions in the field.
Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 26 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41579-026-01315-wIn this Perspective, Banerjee, Dasgupta and van der Heijden discuss how intensive agricultural practices can lead to the taxonomic, physiological, genetic and functional homogenization of microbial communities and disproportionately affect rare microbiota.
