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• How bacteria mess with your DNA: Lessons from Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens - By causing infections, some bacterial pathogens alter the integrity of human cells more profoundly, influencing long-term health. For example, several bacteria harm the DNA of the cells they infect. The review “Host DNA damage and cellular fate in bacterial infections, with a focus on Staphylococcus aureus” in FEMS Microbiology Reviews outlines how diverse pathogens induce a damage that trigger complex DNA repair mechanisms. In this blog, Nadia Nadeja Berkova explains how Staphylococcus aureus determines the balance between bacterial clearance and persistence. Read the full blog here. 
  
  
• Tiny plastics with big consequences on soil microbial nitrogen cycling - Agricultural soils are some of the largest sinks of plastic pollution, as microplastics can persist for decades. At the same time, soils are exposed to pesticides and veterinary pharmaceuticals through routine agricultural practices. Although these stressors are typically evaluated independently, soils are exposed to complex mixtures and consequently, often experience their combined effects. The study “Interactions of microplastics with pesticides and anthelminthics mediate undesirable effects on microbial nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils” published in the Thematic Issue “Microbial Ecotoxicology of Contaminants of Emerging Concern” in FEMS Microbiology Ecology, explores the cumulative impact of microplastics and agrochemicals. Stathis Lagos discusses how these interactions affect one of the most critical microbial soil processes: nitrogen cycling. Read the full blog here.
  
  
• Uncovering Indonesia’s hidden fungal threats - What does mold on your bread and the soil of a rice field have in common? Both can contain fungal pathogens capable of threatening humans, animals, and environmental health. Even though only a small group of fungi poses serious global risks, 19 fungal pathogens have made it onto WHO’s Fungal Priority Pathogen List, given their presence in many countries poorly documented. The article “Uncovering the Hidden Threat: WHO Fungal Priority Pathogens in Indonesia – A Systematic Review” published in FEMS Microbiology Letters uncovers how these pathogens appear across Indonesian ecosystems and why they often go undetected, as discussed by Niar Ibrahim Rose. Read the full blog here.

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