M. John

Stem rot affects the structure of rhizosphere microbiome in Berseem Clover (Trifolium alexandrinum)

This study examines how stem rot disease alters the bacterial and fungal communities in the rhizosphere of berseem clover, revealing shifts in diversity and functional profiles between healthy and infected plants.

A high-throughput sequencing approach identifies immunotherapeutic targets for bacterial meningitis in neonates

This study uses TnSeq to identify E. coli K1 genes important for meningitis, focusing on PNAG as a vaccine target, showing its efficacy against E. coli and Group B Streptococcus in neonatal models.

Pan-tissue and -cancer analysis of ROR1 and ROR2 transcript variants identify novel functional significance for an alternative splice variant of ROR1

The paper analyzes ROR1 and ROR2 transcript variants across multiple tissues and cancers, identifying a predominantly expressed ROR1 variant lacking a cell surface signal peptide.

Phylogeny of the Formicoxenus genus-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals isolated lineages of Leptothorax acervorum in the Iberian Peninsula predating the Last Glacial Maximum

Towards prevention of re-entrant arrhythmias: Injectable hydrogel electrodes enable direct capture of previously inaccessible cardiac tissues

This paper develops injectable hydrogel electrodes that can pace previously inaccessible mid-myocardial tissue, mimicking physiologic conduction and offering a potential alternative to current arrhythmia treatments.

Generation of a novel SARS-CoV-2 sub-genomic RNA due to the R203K/G204R variant in nucleocapsid: homologous recombination has potential to change SARS-CoV-2 at both protein and RNA level

The paper identifies a novel SARS-CoV-2 sub-genomic RNA generated by homologous recombination involving the R203K/G204R variant in nucleocapsid, which may enhance viral adaptation and expression.