Nature Reviews Microbiology Nature Reviews Microbiology takes a uniquely integrated approach to microbiology, bridging fundamental research on bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi and protozoan parasites with its clinical, industrial and environmental applications. All Reviews, Perspectives and Progress articles are commissioned from leaders in the field and undergo rigorous peer review, which results in authoritative, timely articles. Articles are carefully edited and the figures redrawn by professional art editors, creating highly readable, visually attractive articles that are accessible to specialists and non-specialists alike. In addition, each issue contains Research Highlights, providing critical summaries of significant recent research papers as well as a monthly update on the latest advances in microbial genomics – in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. http://feeds.nature.com/nrmicro/rss/current Nature Publishing Group en © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. Nature Reviews Microbiology © 2024 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved. permissions@nature.com Nature Reviews Microbiology https://www.nature.com/uploads/product/nrmicro/rss.gif http://feeds.nature.com/nrmicro/rss/current <![CDATA[The microbial carbon pump and climate change]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01018-0 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 15 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01018-0

In this Review, Jiao, Robinson and colleagues examine recent advances related to the microbial carbon pump, exploring its role in the carbon cycle and climate change, and proposing future research directions and approaches to ocean negative carbon emissions.]]>
Nianzhi JiaoTingwei LuoQuanrui ChenZhao ZhaoXilin XiaoJihua LiuZhimin JianShucheng XieHelmuth ThomasGerhard J. HerndlRonald BennerMicheal GonsiorFeng ChenWei-Jun CaiCarol Robinson doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01018-0 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 2024-03-15; | doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01018-0 2024-03-15 Nature Reviews Microbiology 10.1038/s41579-024-01018-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01018-0
<![CDATA[Effects of climate change and human activities on vector-borne diseases]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01026-0 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 14 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01026-0

In this Review, de Souza and Weaver discuss the potential effects on vector-borne diseases of climate change, weather and other anthropogenic factors, including land use, human mobility and behaviour, as possible contributors to the redistribution of vectors and spread of vector-borne diseases worldwide.]]>
William M. de SouzaScott C. Weaver doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01026-0 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 2024-03-14; | doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01026-0 2024-03-14 Nature Reviews Microbiology 10.1038/s41579-024-01026-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01026-0
<![CDATA[Hyphae promote <i>Candida albicans</i> fitness and commensalism in the gut]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01040-2 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 12 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01040-2

This study shows that hyphae formation is critical for Candida albicans gut colonization in the presence of commensal bacteria owing to the production of a hyphal-associated factor.]]>
Candida albicans fitness and commensalism in the gut]]> Andrea Du Toit doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01040-2 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 2024-03-12; | doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01040-2 2024-03-12 Nature Reviews Microbiology 10.1038/s41579-024-01040-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01040-2
<![CDATA[Combatting the HIV reservoir]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01039-9 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01039-9

In this study, Armani-Tourret et al. show that the combination of panobinostat and pegylated interferon-α2a transforms the structure and composition of the HIV-1 reservoir and could potentially counter it.]]>
Agustina Taglialegna doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01039-9 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 2024-03-07; | doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01039-9 2024-03-07 Nature Reviews Microbiology 10.1038/s41579-024-01039-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01039-9
<![CDATA[Blasting away a fungal pathogen]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01038-w Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 07 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01038-w

In this study, Liu et al. explore the interplay between a fungal effector and a plant cysteine protease and design a small-molecule compound aimed at targeting this effector to combat rice blast disease.]]>
Agustina Taglialegna doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01038-w Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 2024-03-07; | doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01038-w 2024-03-07 Nature Reviews Microbiology 10.1038/s41579-024-01038-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01038-w
<![CDATA[The origins of pathogenesis]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01034-0 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 05 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01034-0

In this Journal Club, Salvador Almagro-Moreno discusses a study by Kirn et al., which explores the emergence of virulence traits in Vibrio cholerae and demonstrates how the ability of this pathogen to colonize the host shares a common mechanism to its capacity to thrive in natural environments.]]>
Salvador Almagro-Moreno doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01034-0 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 2024-03-05; | doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01034-0 2024-03-05 Nature Reviews Microbiology 10.1038/s41579-024-01034-0 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01034-0
<![CDATA[The coral microbiome in sickness, in health and in a changing world]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01015-3 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 04 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01015-3

In this Review, Voolstra, Raina, Peixoto and colleagues discuss our current knowledge of the function and role of the bacterial microbiome in coral health and disease, and elucidate the response of the host-associated bacteria to global change, which bears implications for coral reef conservation.]]>
Christian R. VoolstraJean-Baptiste RainaMelanie DörrAnny CárdenasClaudia PogoreutzCynthia B. SilveiraAmin R. MohamedDavid G. BourneHaiwei LuoShady A. AminRaquel S. Peixoto doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01015-3 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 2024-03-04; | doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01015-3 2024-03-04 Nature Reviews Microbiology 10.1038/s41579-024-01015-3 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01015-3
<![CDATA[Conservation and similarity of bacterial and eukaryotic innate immunity]]> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01017-1 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 28 February 2024; doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01017-1

In this Review, Ledvina and Whiteley highlight the key similarities between eukaryotic and bacterial innate immune systems, exploring conserved immune components and signalling strategies, as well as conserved mechanisms for pathogen restriction.]]>
Hannah E. LedvinaAaron T. Whiteley doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01017-1 Nature Reviews Microbiology, Published online: 2024-02-28; | doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01017-1 2024-02-28 Nature Reviews Microbiology 10.1038/s41579-024-01017-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-024-01017-1