In this Review, Delzenne et al. explore how dietary fibres interact with and modulate the gut microbiota, and discuss their effects on human physiology, particularly in the context of obesity, cardiometabolic diseases and cancer.

In this Review, Solange Duhamel explores the critical role of microorganisms in regulating the aquatic phosphorus cycle, emphasizes the effect of human activity on phosphorus cycling and suggests future research directions to better understand the microbial phosphorus cycle in a changing world.

In this Review, Henriques-Normark and colleagues explore recent insights into Streptococcus pneumoniae epidemiology, clinical disease and pathogenesis, as well as new treatment and prevention approaches.

In this study, Proctor et al. demonstrate that the skin of residents in nursing homes serves as a reservoir for Candida auris, ESKAPE pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance genes.

In this study, Thakur et al. demonstrate the interconnected role of diet, host genetics and oncogenic microorganisms in colon carcinogenesis.

This study reports the biosynthesis and characterization of poly(ester amide)s in Escherichia coli.

This Genome Watch highlights how genomic lineage resolution is revolutionizing precision diagnostics by providing insights into pathogen evolution, transmission dynamics and the emergence of antimicrobial resistance.

This study shows that fungal plant pathogens use hydrolase effectors to induce phosphate starvation signalling in host plants and suppress immune responses to promote disease.

This study reports two different mechanisms that enable bacterial surface colonization under high flow conditions.