• Pathogens have evolved various strategies to overcome host immunity for successful infection. Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) can cause lethal necrosis in maize (Zea mays) when it coinfects with ...

Viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) represents a major threat to finfish populations worldwide, affecting both aquaculture and wild fisheries. As a member of the Novirhabdovirus genus within ...

During the complex processes of virus replication and transmission, host cells play a crucial role, especially through the formation of biomolecular condensates (BMCs). These membraneless subcellular ...

The number of pathogens that could trigger the next pandemic has grown to more than 30, and now includes influenza A virus, dengue virus and monkeypox virus, according to an updated list published by ...

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team has uncovered the strategy used by a dangerous pathogen. The bacterium targets specific lung cells and has developed a ...

Ancient DNA is turning human evolution into a crime scene reconstruction, and one of the prime suspects is a herpesvirus that ...

Select gut bacteria protect mice against post-influenza virus secondary bacterial pneumonia, according to a study published ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...