BACKGROUND: Systemic acquired resistance (SAR) is a plant defense response that provides long-lasting, broad-spectrum pathogen resistance to uninfected distal leaves following an initial localized infection. However, little information is available on the molecular biological bas...

Lipids, fundamental constituents of cell membranes, cellular energy carriers, and signaling molecules, play a pivotal role in the interaction between pathogens and hosts. During microbial infections, lipids not only fuel the activation of the immune system but also, acting as signaling molec...

Marine viruses play a key role in regulating phytoplankton populations, greatly affecting the biogeochemical cycling of major nutrients in the ocean. Resistance to viral infection has been reported for various phytoplankton species under laboratory conditions. Nevertheless, the occurrence of resi...

Pathogenic bacteria proliferating inside mammalian host cells need to rapidly adapt to the intracellular environment. How they achieve this and scavenge essential nutrients from the host has been an open question due to the difficulties in distinguishing between bacterial and host metabolites

Gut microbiota plays a crucial role in resisting the invasion of pathogens, particularly multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, which pose a significant threat to public health. While exercise offers numerous health benefits, its impact on host colonization resistance remains largely unclear. In thi...