Pathogens and Disease publishes outstanding primary research on hypothesis- and discovery-driven studies on pathogens, host-pathogen interactions, host response to infection and their molecular and cellular correlates. Explore a selection of the editor’s choice articles , covering all pathogens – eukaryotes, prokaryotes, and viruses – and including zoonotic pathogens and experimental translational applications.
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Dectin-1 stimulating β-glucans inhibit Chlamydia infections both in vitro and in vivo
Jennifer Kintner and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 83, 2025, ftaf002, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftaf002
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Characterization of bacteriophage vB_AbaS_SA1 and its synergistic effects with antibiotics against clinical multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates
Sanaz Rastegar and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 82, 2024, ftae028, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftae028
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Sphingosine kills intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus
Helene May and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 82, 2024, ftae016, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftae016
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Multispecies bacterial invasion of human host cells
Charlotte Abell-King and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 82, 2024, ftae012, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftae012
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Bordetella pertussis targets the basolateral membrane of polarized respiratory epithelial cells, gets internalized, and survives in intracellular locations
Carlos Manuel Baroli and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 81, 2023, ftad035, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftad035
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Epigenetic changes induced by pathogenic Chlamydia spp
Richard A Stein and Lily M Thompson
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 81, 2023, ftad034, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftad034
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Leishmania LPG interacts with LRR5/LRR6 of macrophage TLR4 for parasite invasion and impairs the macrophage functions
Sayani Mazumder and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 81, 2023, ftad019, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftad019
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Comparative study of GBP recruitment on two cytosol-dwelling pathogens, Francisella novicida and Shigella flexneri highlights differences in GBP repertoire and in GBP1 motif requirements
Stanimira V Valeva and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 81, 2023, ftad005, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftad005
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Vitamin D-induced LL-37 modulates innate immune responses of human primary macrophages during DENV-2 infection
Jorge Andrés Castillo and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 80, Issue 1, 2022, ftac014, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftac014
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The autophagy-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain upregulates KatG to evade starvation-induced autophagic restriction
Tegar Adriansyah Putra Siregar and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 80, Issue 1, 2022, ftac004, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftac004
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Toxoplasma-proximal and distal control by GBPs in human macrophages
Daniel Fisch and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 79, Issue 9, December 2021, ftab058, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftab058
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Combination of kaempferol and azithromycin attenuates Staphylococcus aureus-induced osteomyelitis via anti-biofilm effects and by inhibiting the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and SAPK
Lei Gao and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 79, Issue 8, November 2021, ftab048, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftab048
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Invasion of the choroid plexus epithelium by Neisseria meningitidis is differently mediated by Arp2/3 signaling and possibly by dynamin dependent on the presence of the capsule
Rosanna Herold and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 79, Issue 7, October 2021, ftab042, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftab042
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Conditional impairment of Coxiella burnetii by glucose-6P dehydrogenase activity
Savannah E Sanchez and Anders Omsland
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 79, Issue 6, August 2021, ftab034, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftab034
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The GBP1 microcapsule interferes with IcsA-dependent septin cage assembly around Shigella flexneri
Miriam Kutsch and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 79, Issue 5, July 2021, ftab023, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftab023
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Rickettsia-host interaction: strategies of intracytosolic host colonization
Oliver H Voss and M Sayeedur Rahman
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 79, Issue 4, June 2021, ftab015, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftab015
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Microbiology's next top model: Galleria in the molecular age
Hue Dinh and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 79, Issue 2, March 2021, ftab006, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftab006
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Epstein–Barr virus infection modulates blood–brain barrier cells and its co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum induces RBC adhesion
Omkar Indari and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 79, Issue 1, February 2021, ftaa080, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftaa080
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Evaluation of the effect of T regulatory cell depletion and donor BCG vaccination on Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra infection using an in vitro model of human PBMC infection
Sudha Bhavanam and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 78, Issue 9, December 2020, ftaa068, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftaa068
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A retrospective cohort study examining STI testing and perinatal records demonstrates reproductive health burden of chlamydia and gonorrhea
Torrington Callan and others
Pathogens and Disease, Volume 78, Issue 6, August 2020, ftaa052, https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftaa052
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