January 6, 2017
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01/12/2017
featured research
Thomas S. Churcher and colleagues find that mosquitoes with higher numbers of sporozoites in their salivary glands following blood-feeding are more likely to have caused infection (and have done so quicker) than mosquitoes with fewer parasites.
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Current Issue December 2016
01/12/2017
pearls
In this Pearls article, Marc Swidergall and Scott G. Filler summarize recent advances in knowledge of the pathogenesis of Oropharyngeal candidiasis, focusing on fungal-epithelial interactions.
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01/12/2017
opinion
In this Opinions article, Keith J. Chappell and Daniel Watterson discuss the 2014/2015 West Aftrican EBOV outbreak and advocate for the careful assessment of the risks and benefits of utilizing live replicating vaccines for Ebola and for the expedition of subunit and other nonreplicating vaccines into clinical trials to provide alternatives for protection against Ebola.
Image credit: Chappell KJ, Watterson D (2017)
01/06/2017
research article
Yingle Liu, Jianguo Wu and colleagues demonstrate a new role of viral 3D polymerase in the activation of inflammatory response, and identify a novel mechanism underlying the regulation of inflammasome assembly in responding to pathogen infection.
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01/11/2017
research article
Daniel Irimia and colleagues find that when immune cells attack fungi and stall its growth, the fungi form new branches, allowing it to avoid the interaction and continue growing. They posit that in people with impaired immune systems, forcing the fungi to branch may make the infection more aggressive.
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01/09/2017
research article
Joel O. Wertheim and colleagues conclude that genetic linkage provides more reliable evidence for identifying potential transmission partners than partner naming, highlighting the importance of both epidemiological and molecular genetic surveillance for characterizing regional HIV-1 epidemics.
Image credit: Wertheim JO, et al. (2017)
01/05/2017
Blog post
PLOS Pathogens Pearls Editor Joseph Heitman reflects on the continued success of the Pearls series in conjunction with the publication of the 400th Pearls article.
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01/09/2017
Open Highlights
Check out this new Open Highlights collection from PLOS Biology, featuring PLOS Pathogens research.
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01/11/2017
research article
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01/11/2017
research article
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On his article, "Antibodies with Original Antigenic Sin Properties Are Valuable Components of Secondary Immune Responses to Influenza Viruses"
On their paper, "In Vivo Molecular Dissection of the Effects of HIV-1 in Active Tuberculosis"
On his article, "Virus Infection of Plants Alters Pollinator Preference: A Payback for Susceptible Hosts?"
On their article, "Non-Human Primates Harbor Diverse Mammalian and Avian Astroviruses Including Those Associated with Human Infections"
On their article, "The Role of the Antiviral APOBEC3 Gene Family in Protecting Chimpanzees against Lentiviruses from Monkeys"
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