10 June 2021

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analyses of Lophodermella needle pathogens (Rhytismataceae) on Pinus species in the USA and Europe

"This work is very much important because it describes molecular and morphological relationships among species within the Rhytismataceae, which are characterized as pine needle pathogens."

Simon Shamoun, Handling Editor

3 May 2021

Molecular evidence for cross boundary spread of Salmonella spp. in meat sold at retail markets in the middle Mekong basin area

"The manuscript provides important information regarding the epidemiology of Salmonella spp. in meat markets."

Charles Okpala, Handling Editor

14 April 2021

Natural resources to control COVID-19: could lactoferrin amend SARS-CoV-2 infectivity?

"Interesting topic. Reviewing the current knowledge about lactoferrin can be helpful in the coronavirus battle."

Joanna Moraczewska, Handling Editor

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

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

17 December 2019

The interplay between movement, morphology and dispersal in Tetrahymena ciliates

"Dispersal, in the broader sense of the term, is the movement away from the birthplace and is a common phenomenon that occurs in most living organisms at some point of their life history. The genotypic basis of movement behavior in unicellular organisms is an important finding"

Claire Paris, Handling Editor

18 November 2019

A recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for rapid detection of the quarantine citrus pathogen in China, Phytophthora hibernalis

"The molecular assays developed in this work is aimed at being used to detect the quarantine pathogen Phytophthora hibernalis in diagnostic laboratories, plant inspection departments specially under time- and resources limited conditions. RPA technique probably meets the regulatory agencies guidelines."

Simon Shamoun, Handling Editor

5 April 2019

HERVs, immunity, and autoimmunity: understanding the connection

"The manuscript gives an up to date and comprehensible overview about the interrelationships between HERVs and immunity."

Fernando Spilki, Handling Editor

22 August 2018

Fine-scale differentiation between Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus group signatures in metagenome shotgun data

"Highlights the need for careful analyses of metagenomic data when looking at closely related bacteria, and proposes a way of dealing with this. Applicable to metagenomic studies across a range of ecological niches."

Lesley Hoyles, Handling Editor

13 June 2018

Multi-omic profiling to assess the effect of iron starvation in Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4

"Multi-omics is a technique that can be applied to several fields."

Luciana Leite, Handling Editor