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Correction for Van Fossen et al., “Profiling sorghum-microbe interactions with a specialized photoaffinity probe identifies key sorgoleone binders in Acinetobacter pittii ” Open

Elise M. Van Fossen, Jared O. Kroll, Lindsey Anderson, Andrew McNaughton, Daisy Herrera , et al. · 2025

Snekmer Learn/Apply: A kmer-based vector similarity approach to protein classification suitable for metagenomic datasets Open

Tara A. Nitka, Jeremy Jacobson, Christine Chang, Genevieve R. Krause, Travis J. Wheeler , et al. · 2025

Advances in whole genome sequencing have led to a rapid and ongoing increase in the amount of sequence data available, but 40-50% of known genes have no functional annotation and only 25-30% have specific functional annotations. Current fu…

Massive simple hepatic cyst triggered sudden cardiac arrest in a middle-aged, female patient due to compression of the right heart Open

F Dimek, Miles Williams, William Nelson, JJ French · 2025

Liver cysts are common, often remain clinically silent and need treatment only if symptoms occur. A 65-year-old woman presented with abdominal bloating and swelling due to a massive liver cyst (190×210mm). Urgent surgical treatment (laparo…

Describing the Persistence Landscape for Introducing Microbes into Complex Communities Open

William Nelson, Winston Anthony, Joshua R. Elmore, Ryan McClure, Adam M. Guss , et al. · 2025

The introduction of non-native organisms into complex microbiome communities holds enormous potential to benefit society. However, microbiome engineering faces several challenges including successful establishment of the organism into the …

A Rhodopseudomonas strain with a substantially smaller genome retains the core metabolic versatility of its genus Open

Yasuhiro Oda, William Nelson, William G. Alexander, Son Nguyen, Robert G. Egbert , et al. · 2025

Rhodopseudomonas are a group of phototrophic microbes with a marked metabolic versatility and flexibility that underpins their potential use in the production of value-added products, bioremediation, and plant growth promotion. Members of …

Environmental matrix and moisture influence soil microbial phenotypes in a simplified porous media incubation Open

Josué Rodríguez-Ramos, Natalie Sadler, Elias Zegeye, Yuliya Farris, Samuel Purvine , et al. · 2025

Soil moisture and porosity regulate microbial metabolism by influencing factors, such as system chemistry, substrate availability, and soil connectivity. However, accurately representing the soil environment and establishing a tractable mi…

Discovery of non-opioid receptor protein targets of fentanyl and remifentanil by affinity-based protein profiling in diverse animal model and human tissues Open

Vivian Lin, Kiall F. Suazo, Doo Nam Kim, Damon T. Leach, Agne Sveistyte , et al. · 2025

Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and related analogs have been widely used for pain management. However, their negative side effects, including respiratory depression and high potential for addiction, underscore the need for a deeper und…

Coupling flux balance analysis with reactive transport modeling through machine learning for rapid and stable simulation of microbial metabolic switching Open

Hyun‐Seob Song, Firnaaz Ahamed, Joon‐Yong Lee, Christopher S. Henry, Janaka N. Edirisinghe , et al. · 2025

Integrating genome-scale metabolic networks with reactive transport models (RTMs) provides a detailed description of the dynamic changes in microbial growth and metabolism. Despite promising demonstrations in the past, computational ineffi…

The Vol Surface Blueprint Open

William Nelson · 2025

Correction to: Genetic Risk, Dysbiosis, and Treatment Stratification Using Host Genome and Gut Microbiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Open

Ahmed M. Moustafa, Weizhong Li, Ericka L. Anderson, Emily H. MWong, Parambir S. Dulai , et al. · 2024

ARhodopseudomonasstrain with a substantially smaller genome retains the core metabolic versatility of its genus Open

Yasuhiro Oda, William Nelson, William G. Alexander, Son Nguyen, Robert G. Egbert , et al. · 2024

Rhodopseudomonas are a group of phototrophic microbes with a marked metabolic versatility and flexibility that underpins their potential use in production of value-added products, bioremediation and plant growth promotion. Members of this …

Improving the visualization of viruses in soil Open

Amar Parvate, Trinidad Alfaro, Regan McDearis, Amy Zimmerman, Kirsten Hofmockel , et al. · 2024

Viruses are numerically the most abundant forms on Earth, and most are present in soil. Even though viruses are highly abundant in soil and critical to rhizosphere function, visualizing the diverse morphotypes within soil has been challeng…

Special Collection on Pollution, Bioremediation, and the Environment Open

William Nelson, Michael Schloter · 2024

Multiomic Insights into Human Health: Gut Microbiomes of Hunter-Gatherer, Agropastoral, and Western Urban Populations Open

Harinder Singh, Rosana Wiscovitch-Russo, Claire Kuelbs, Josh L. Espinoza, Amanda E. Appel , et al. · 2024

Societies with exposure to preindustrial diets exhibit improved markers of health. Our study used a comprehensive multi-omic approach to reveal that the gut microbiome of the Ju/’hoansi hunter-gatherers, one of the most remote KhoeSan grou…

The current landscape of global international surgical rotations for general surgery residents in the United States: a survey by the Association for Program Directors in Surgery’s (APDS) global surgery taskforce Open

Shinji Strain, Ernest Adjei, David Edelman, L. Fischer, Carl E. Haisch , et al. · 2024

As interest in global surgery increases among surgical trainees, more programs are incorporating global surgery rotations into residency training. The structure of such rotations varies widely and there are multiple barriers to establishin…