Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Study suggests high-fat diets alter gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism, increasing intestinal fat absorption and potentially contributing to metabolic disease.

Researchers have identified a multidrug-resistant E. coli strain carrying the blaNDM-5 gene in seafood from India, raising concerns about antimicrobial resistance transmission through the food chain.

Chlamydia and gonorrhoea testing rates in a large US insurance claims analysis suggest screening remains underused among many young adults.

The Africa CDC and WHO launched a joint continental preparedness plan on the ongoing Ebola outbreak on 5th June 2026.

A novel ‘universal’ Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine has been developed with technology that uses an AI-designed ‘super-antigen’ to provide protection against a broad range of viruses.

Two antidiabetic medications inhibited urinary E. coli growth, reduced biofilm formation, and suppressed virulence associated gene expression in vitro.

Microbial transmission and oral microbiota alterations might have links to immune changes in pregnancy.

Stress may accelerate hepatocellular carcinoma progression by altering gut microbiota and tumour immune signalling, according to new preclinical and clinical research identifying a stress–gut–tumour axis.