6 April 2021

The effects of vegetable pickling conditions on the dynamics of microbiota and metabolites

"This work provides useful information about essential amino acid production, together with valuable information on pretreatment and salt stock preparation under vegetable pickling conditions."

Charles Okpala, Handling Editor

2 April 2021

A total of 219 metagenome-assembled genomes of microorganisms from Icelandic marine waters

"The data from this study will find immediate use among the scientific community."

Michael Rappé, Handling Editor

15 March 2021

Depression of the soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community by the canopy gaps in a Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation on Lushan Mountain, subtropical China

"This study is a contribution to understand the "Depression of the soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community by the canopy gaps in a Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation on Lushan Mountain, subtropical China"."

C. Zuniga-Gonzalez, Handling Editor

2 March 2021

A psychrometric model to assess the biological decay of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in aerosols

"Given the current pandemic, this research should have wide appeal."

Todd Anderson, Handling Editor

13 January 2021

Genome-wide comparison of four MRSA clinical isolates from Germany and Hungary

"The manuscript is relevant because comparative genomics provide more information on the virulence genes and antibiotic resistance gene contents that are related with the drugs resistance, particularly contribute to the whole genomics heritage for MRSA strains."

Jesús Campos-García, Handling Editor

29 October 2020

Polylactic acid as a suitable material for 3D printing of protective masks in times of COVID-19 pandemic

"Authors reported an interesting applications of Polylactic acid (PLA) as a suitable material for the 3D printing of protective masks, meant to be used during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic."

Sanket Joshi, Handling Editor

13 October 2020

Upper-room ultraviolet air disinfection might help to reduce COVID-19 transmission in buildings: a feasibility study

"Clearly, a very timely manuscript."

Todd Anderson, Handling Editor

10 September 2020

Evaluation of different culture media to support in vitro growth and biofilm formation of bacterial vaginosis-associated anaerobes

"Rosca and colleagues demonstrate the experimental conditions for cultivating fastidious bacteria associated with vaginosis."

Joseph Gillespie, Handling Editor

8 September 2020

Combating SARS-CoV-2: leveraging microbicidal experiences with other emerging/re-emerging viruses

"Pathogens present significant challenges to public and veterinary health and society. Novel pathogens without vaccines present even greater challenges. Across these groups of pathogens, proper microbicidal products are critical when combating pathogens and a first line of defense for restricting spread of novel viruses, particularly pandemic strains. The ongoing pandemic illustrates this risk and the need for rapid response with appropriate tools to manage the risk. This review helps to better understand the state of knowledge for tackling novel viruses with microbicides and will be a handy tool for policy makers and researchers alike."

Jason Blackburn, Handling Editor

3 August 2020

Improved normalization of species count data in ecology by scaling with ranked subsampling (SRS): application to microbial communities

"This manuscript provides a superior alternative to analyzing community structure using rarefaction curves."

Craig Moyer, Handling Editor