mLife Journal
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mLife is an open access microbiology journal. It strives to build a high-level academic exchange platform for the global microbiology community.
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New Issue Alert — mLife Vol. 4, Issue 6 is out!
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
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The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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New in #mLife!
Scientists engineered CASANOVA‑A5, a blue‑light controllable anti‑CRISPR tool based on AcrIIA5, to switch CRISPR‑Cas9 editing on/off in a light‑dependent manner — and it works across multiple Cas9 orthologs!
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Scientists engineered CASANOVA‑A5, a blue‑light controllable anti‑CRISPR tool based on AcrIIA5, to switch CRISPR‑Cas9 editing on/off in a light‑dependent manner — and it works across multiple Cas9 orthologs!
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
February 2, 2026 at 5:22 AM
New in #mLife!
Scientists engineered CASANOVA‑A5, a blue‑light controllable anti‑CRISPR tool based on AcrIIA5, to switch CRISPR‑Cas9 editing on/off in a light‑dependent manner — and it works across multiple Cas9 orthologs!
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
Scientists engineered CASANOVA‑A5, a blue‑light controllable anti‑CRISPR tool based on AcrIIA5, to switch CRISPR‑Cas9 editing on/off in a light‑dependent manner — and it works across multiple Cas9 orthologs!
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
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New #mLife study reveals how salinization alters the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationship: low salinity has little effect, but high salinity weakens BEF relationships, with sharp drops in yield at low richness under hypersaline stress.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:55 AM
New #mLife study reveals how salinization alters the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationship: low salinity has little effect, but high salinity weakens BEF relationships, with sharp drops in yield at low richness under hypersaline stress.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
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New in #mLife
Using wastewater RNA and machine learning, this work developed a predictive model that showed significant underreporting of COVID-19 cases in a university community after testing mandates were lifted — highlighting the power of wastewater-based epidemiology.
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Using wastewater RNA and machine learning, this work developed a predictive model that showed significant underreporting of COVID-19 cases in a university community after testing mandates were lifted — highlighting the power of wastewater-based epidemiology.
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Community‐level wastewater surveillance with machine learning methods to assess underreporting of COVID‐19 case counts
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January 26, 2026 at 2:33 AM
New in #mLife
Using wastewater RNA and machine learning, this work developed a predictive model that showed significant underreporting of COVID-19 cases in a university community after testing mandates were lifted — highlighting the power of wastewater-based epidemiology.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
Using wastewater RNA and machine learning, this work developed a predictive model that showed significant underreporting of COVID-19 cases in a university community after testing mandates were lifted — highlighting the power of wastewater-based epidemiology.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
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New in #mLife! Xanthomonas campestris produces the plant hormone IAA. IAA modulates branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) synthesis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, thereby shaping pathogen viability and virulence in cabbage. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
New in #mLife! Xanthomonas campestris produces the plant hormone IAA. IAA modulates branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) synthesis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, thereby shaping pathogen viability and virulence in cabbage. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
New #mLife study reveals how salinization alters the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationship: low salinity has little effect, but high salinity weakens BEF relationships, with sharp drops in yield at low richness under hypersaline stress.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 AM
New #mLife study reveals how salinization alters the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (BEF) relationship: low salinity has little effect, but high salinity weakens BEF relationships, with sharp drops in yield at low richness under hypersaline stress.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
New in #mLife! Xanthomonas campestris produces the plant hormone IAA. IAA modulates branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) synthesis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, thereby shaping pathogen viability and virulence in cabbage. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
New in #mLife! Xanthomonas campestris produces the plant hormone IAA. IAA modulates branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) synthesis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, thereby shaping pathogen viability and virulence in cabbage. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
Explore the Cover Story in #mLife Vol. 4, Issue 6!
The conserved protein ZapA uses a two-pronged mechanism to organize FtsZ filaments into the bacterial Z ring, offering novel mechanistic insights with structural and genetic support of bacterial cell division.
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The conserved protein ZapA uses a two-pronged mechanism to organize FtsZ filaments into the bacterial Z ring, offering novel mechanistic insights with structural and genetic support of bacterial cell division.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Explore the Cover Story in #mLife Vol. 4, Issue 6!
The conserved protein ZapA uses a two-pronged mechanism to organize FtsZ filaments into the bacterial Z ring, offering novel mechanistic insights with structural and genetic support of bacterial cell division.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
The conserved protein ZapA uses a two-pronged mechanism to organize FtsZ filaments into the bacterial Z ring, offering novel mechanistic insights with structural and genetic support of bacterial cell division.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
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Phage therapy of perinephric abscess in kidney transplantation recipients caused by drug‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Liu - 2025 - mLife - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Phage therapy of perinephric abscess in kidney transplantation recipients caused by drug‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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January 4, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Phage therapy of perinephric abscess in kidney transplantation recipients caused by drug‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Liu - 2025 - mLife - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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New Issue Alert — mLife Vol. 4, Issue 6 is out!
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Highlights below ⬇️
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Highlights below ⬇️
January 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
New Issue Alert — mLife Vol. 4, Issue 6 is out!
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Highlights below ⬇️
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Highlights below ⬇️
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Phage therapy of perinephric abscess in kidney transplantation recipients caused by drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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January 3, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Phage therapy of perinephric abscess in kidney transplantation recipients caused by drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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New Issue Alert — mLife Vol. 4, Issue 6 is out!
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Highlights below ⬇️
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Highlights below ⬇️
January 4, 2026 at 3:14 AM
New Issue Alert — mLife Vol. 4, Issue 6 is out!
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Highlights below ⬇️
The issue features 10 open-access papers spanning host–pathogen interactions, bacterial cell division, RNA editing, phage therapy, CRISPR optogenetics, and more.
Table of contents here 👉
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Highlights below ⬇️
Join the IC-DLI x mLife Webinar on Deep Life Studies!
🗓 Dec 30 | 🕐 13:00 UTC | 🧪 3 exciting talks on:
• Deep-sea cold seep microbiomes
• Novel methanogens beyond Euryarchaeota
• Habitable rock–water systems
📍Zoom ID: 853 4219 3531 | PW: 904477
🗓 Dec 30 | 🕐 13:00 UTC | 🧪 3 exciting talks on:
• Deep-sea cold seep microbiomes
• Novel methanogens beyond Euryarchaeota
• Habitable rock–water systems
📍Zoom ID: 853 4219 3531 | PW: 904477
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Join the IC-DLI x mLife Webinar on Deep Life Studies!
🗓 Dec 30 | 🕐 13:00 UTC | 🧪 3 exciting talks on:
• Deep-sea cold seep microbiomes
• Novel methanogens beyond Euryarchaeota
• Habitable rock–water systems
📍Zoom ID: 853 4219 3531 | PW: 904477
🗓 Dec 30 | 🕐 13:00 UTC | 🧪 3 exciting talks on:
• Deep-sea cold seep microbiomes
• Novel methanogens beyond Euryarchaeota
• Habitable rock–water systems
📍Zoom ID: 853 4219 3531 | PW: 904477
New in #mLife! RebA is an essential for the RNase E regulator in Anabaena PCC 7120. Without RebA, nitrogen fixation fails despite heterocyst formation, revealing a critical post‑transcriptional control over RNA metabolism and nitrogen use. @wileylifesci.bsky.social
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December 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New in #mLife! RebA is an essential for the RNase E regulator in Anabaena PCC 7120. Without RebA, nitrogen fixation fails despite heterocyst formation, revealing a critical post‑transcriptional control over RNA metabolism and nitrogen use. @wileylifesci.bsky.social
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Insightful Review in #mLife!
Emerging single-cell sequencing and imaging technologies now allow for the profiling of microbial heterogeneity with unprecedented resolution—capturing phenotypic and spatial diversity within microbial communities.
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Emerging single-cell sequencing and imaging technologies now allow for the profiling of microbial heterogeneity with unprecedented resolution—capturing phenotypic and spatial diversity within microbial communities.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Insightful Review in #mLife!
Emerging single-cell sequencing and imaging technologies now allow for the profiling of microbial heterogeneity with unprecedented resolution—capturing phenotypic and spatial diversity within microbial communities.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
Emerging single-cell sequencing and imaging technologies now allow for the profiling of microbial heterogeneity with unprecedented resolution—capturing phenotypic and spatial diversity within microbial communities.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/mlf2...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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We're an open-access journal publishing cutting-edge microbiology—from molecular biology to microbial ecology, from pathogenesis to public health.
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We're an open-access journal publishing cutting-edge microbiology—from molecular biology to microbial ecology, from pathogenesis to public health.
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2770...
🚀 Journal #mLife is now on BlueSky!
We're an open-access journal publishing cutting-edge microbiology—from molecular biology to microbial ecology, from pathogenesis to public health.
🔬 Follow us for the latest research & insights!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2770...
We're an open-access journal publishing cutting-edge microbiology—from molecular biology to microbial ecology, from pathogenesis to public health.
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mLife
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December 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🚀 Journal #mLife is now on BlueSky!
We're an open-access journal publishing cutting-edge microbiology—from molecular biology to microbial ecology, from pathogenesis to public health.
🔬 Follow us for the latest research & insights!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2770...
We're an open-access journal publishing cutting-edge microbiology—from molecular biology to microbial ecology, from pathogenesis to public health.
🔬 Follow us for the latest research & insights!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2770...