A phage puts a new spin on bacterial flagella
Transposon-encoded TnpB proteins are RNA-guided nucleases that use a transposon-encoded guide RNA to cleave DNA target sequences, promoting…
New discovery provides insights into how seasonal influenza viruses infect people
Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells “accidentally” discovered that different flu viruses use distinct strategies to…
Infection cycles of viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota
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Hantavirus outbreak exposes uncertainty about how disease spreads
Passengers disembarked from the MV Hondius at the Canary Islands wearing personal protective equipment.Credit: Chris McGrath/Getty Close to…
Andes hantavirus outbreak confirmed on Atlantic cruise ship
The Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases of the Geneva University Hospital (HUG), a WHO collaborating center, has just identified the…
Next-generation probiotics: an outlook into current applications and future developments
Hill, C. et al. The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and…
Cruise ship-linked hantavirus cases highlight zoonotic infection risks
The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence…
Nuclease–NTPase antiphage defence systems use conserved molecular features to control bacterial immunity
Roberts, R. J. et al. A nomenclature for restriction enzymes, DNA methyltransferases, homing endonucleases and their genes. Nucleic…
Northern Nevada Public Health confirms two recent Mpox cases | Local News
Northern Nevada Public Health is reporting two recent cases of mpox in Washoe County, the first cases reported…
Viruses allegedly stolen from high-security lab cause stir in Brazil
Researchers at the State University of Campinas, in Brazil, noticed in February that virus samples had gone missing…
Rat hepatitis E virus may be a hidden cause of hepatitis in humans
A growing body of evidence suggests that rat hepatitis E virus is spilling into humans more often than…
Identification of transporter-dependent capsular loci associated with the invasive potential of Escherichia coli
Mba, I. E. et al. Vaccine development for bacterial pathogens: advances, challenges and prospects. Trop. Med. Int. Health…