PLOS Pathogens @PLOSPathogens
A non-profit, #OpenAccess journal that publishes important new ideas on bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions, & viruses. Image Credit: Parish J, 2021 San Francisco CA/Cambridge UK Joined August 2010-
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With this week's #PeerReviewWeek theme ‘Innovation and Technology in Peer Review’ we’re curious to know what kinds of innovations you think would most improve the peer review process?
#PeerReviewWeek is here! For an overview of this week's events from @PeerRevWeek, and quick access to PLOS peer review resources, check out our latest post on The Official PLOS Blog: plos.io/4et8UAl
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We're excited to introduce a revised scope for @PLOSPathogens! Read the scope updates, see details on how we've broadened our article formats for submission, and more in our latest Editorial: plos.io/4cvPdX6.
In this recent article, researchers from @i2sysbio share results that reveal common patterns of receptor usage among viruses, suggesting that enveloped viruses tend to use a broader repertoire of alternative receptors than non-enveloped viruses: plos.io/3PpAWSB
Kicking sleepers out of bed: Macrophages promote reactivation of dormant Cryptococcus neoformans by extracellular vesicle release and non-lytic exocytosis: plos.io/3tufvbk
🔎 A sticky situation: When trypanosomatids attach to insect tissues: plos.io/487ZIxR
🔎 The RNA world of fungal pathogens: plos.io/3tkvM2D
Kicking sleepers out of bed: Macrophages promote reactivation of dormant Cryptococcus neoformans by extracellular vesicle release and non-lytic exocytosis: plos.io/3tufvbk
🔎 A sticky situation: When trypanosomatids attach to insect tissues: plos.io/487ZIxR
🔎 The RNA world of fungal pathogens: plos.io/3tkvM2D
How are we meeting our #OpenScience initiatives at PLOS Pathogens? Learn more from our editors in this latest editorial: plos.io/3R1vZ2n
Check out our latest study in @PLOSPathogens where we explore hidden strategies for the subversion of host translation by the potyvirus TuMV in Arabidopsis. journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…
🔎 Coinfections in the lung: How viral infection creates a favorable environment for bacterial and fungal infections: plos.io/3nLHVLf
In this study, researchers report the discovery of high levels of the anti-immune subgenomic flaviviral RNA (sfRNA) in dengue virus 2-infected mosquito saliva: plos.io/3u9yCHv
How are we working towards our mission to advance community-rooted adoption of #OpenScience practices in pathogens research? Our editors discuss current initiatives in our latest editorial: plos.io/3R1vZ2n

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