Aim & Scope
Reflecting the full breadth of research on bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions and viruses, PLOS Pathogens publishes outstanding original research and commentary that significantly advance the understanding of pathogens and how they interact with their host organisms. Scope Bacteria, fungi, parasites, prions and viruses cause a plethora of diseases that have important medical, agricultural, and economic consequences. Moreover, the study of microbes continues to provide novel insights into such fundamental processes as the molecular basis of cellular and organismal function. PLOS Pathogens reflects the full breadth of research in these areas by publishing outstanding original articles that significantly advance the understanding of pathogens and how they interact with their host organisms. Topics include (but are not limited to) adaptive and innate immune defenses as well as pathogen countermeasures, emerging pathogens, evolution, genomics and gene regulation, model host organisms, pathogen-cell biology, pathogenesis, prions, proteomics and signal transduction, rational vaccine design, structural biology, and virulence factors. The journal will not consider purely descriptive studies, such as those that solely identify a new genomic sequence of a related pathogen or a series of related pathogens, the isolation of pathogen variants, or a new strain or type based only on sequence analysis or correlative studies of host and pathogen genotypes. Genomics studies, which include functional predictions or inferences based on genome sequence analysis, will also require additional experimental validation that directly tests the prediction/inference and yields novel conclusions about mechanistic models or pathogenesis. Instances where inferences about potential functions can be supported by association studies of genotype-phenotype combined with existing functional data, may also be appropriate, pending approval by the editors. If a paper provides novel mechanistic insight but lacks functional validation, it may be considered on a case-by-case basis. [1]
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Long-lived central memory γδ T cells confer protection against murine cytomegalovirus reinfection
N Yared , M Papadopoulou , P Barennes , ... , M Capone
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Norovirus NS1/2 protein increases glutaminolysis for efficient viral replication
A Hafner , N Meurs , A Garner , ... , CE Wobus
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1011909.
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A Muir , B Paudyal , S Schmidt , ... , E Tchilian
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1011910.
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H Ali , D Noyvert , J Hankinson , ... , V Lulla
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1011959.
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Viral interference between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and influenza A viruses
S Gilbert-Girard , J Piret , J Carbonneau , ... , G Boivin
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1012017.
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TB Rasmussen , AG Qvesel , AG Pedersen , ... , GJ Belsham
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1012039.
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LS McKay , AR Spandrio , RM Johnson , ... , PA Cotter
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1012084.
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Evolutionary insights into the emergence of virulent Leptospira spirochetes
A Giraud-Gatineau , C Nieves , L Harrison , ... , M Picardeau
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1012161.
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R Wang , LVN Oliveira , MM Hester , ... , SM Levitz
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1012220.
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D Shen , G Zhang , X Weng , ... , D Zhao
PLoS Pathogens , 2024 - VOLUME 20, ISSUE 7 , p e1012256.
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Editorial Retractions, Expressions of Concern and External Notices
Aerosols transmit prions to immunocompetent and immunodeficient mice.
J Haybaeck , M Heikenwalder , B Klevenz , ... , A Aguzzi
PLoS Pathogens2011 - VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1 p e1001257.
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, J Haybaeck , M Heikenwalder , ... , A Aguzzi
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S Bauer , D Yu , AW Lawson , ... , P Schulze-Lefert
PLoS Pathogens2021 - VOLUME 17, ISSUE 2 p e1009223.
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CD Valentine , MO Anderson , FR Papa , PM Haggie
PLoS Pathogens2013 - VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 p e1003576.
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EV71 3D Protein Binds with NLRP3 and Enhances the Assembly of Inflammasome Complex.
W Wang , F Xiao , P Wan , ... , J Wu
PLoS Pathogens2017 - VOLUME 13, ISSUE 1 p e1006123.
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HCV-induced miR-21 contributes to evasion of host immune system by targeting MyD88 and IRAK1.
Y Chen , J Chen , H Wang , ... , J Wu
PLoS Pathogens2013 - VOLUME 9, ISSUE 4 p e1003248.
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S Zhang , Y Pei , F Lang , ... , ES Robertson
PLoS Pathogens2019 - VOLUME 15, ISSUE 1 p e1007514.
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Y Pei , S Banerjee , Z Sun , ... , ES Robertson
PLoS Pathogens2016 - VOLUME 12, ISSUE 8 p e1005844.
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Induction of interferon-stimulated genes by IRF3 promotes replication of Toxoplasma gondii.
T Majumdar , S Chattopadhyay , E Ozhegov , ... , S Barik
PLoS Pathogens2015 - VOLUME 11, ISSUE 3 p e1004779.
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Y Simanjuntak , HY Ko , YL Lee , ... , YL Lin
PLoS Pathogens2020 - VOLUME 16, ISSUE 5 p e1008521.
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