We are pleased to share the following 10 editor’s choice articles published in Microorganisms (ISSN: 2076-2607). All of the papers included are of particular interest or importance to readers and are all well-received by researchers.

1. “Monophasic Variant of Salmonella Typhimurium Infection Affects the Serum Metabolome in Swine”
by Guillaume Larivière-Gauthier, Annaëlle Kerouanton, Sophie Mompelat, Stéphanie Bougeard, Martine Denis and Philippe Fravalo
Microorganisms 2023, 11(10), 2565; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11102565
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/10/2565

2. “Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Decreases Macrophage Phagocytosis of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli”
by Ian E. Hollifield, Natalya I. Motyka, Kaylynn A. Fernando and Jacob P. Bitoun
Microorganisms 2023, 11(8), 2121; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11082121
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/8/2121

3. “Alpha-Gal Bound Aptamer and Vancomycin Synergistically Reduce Staphylococcus aureus Infection In Vivo”
by Matthew K. Doherty, Claire Shaw, Leslie Woods and Bart C. Weimer
Microorganisms 2023, 11(7), 1776; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071776
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/7/1776

4. “Diversification of Bourbon Virus in New York State”
by Rachel E. Lange, Alan P. Dupuis II and Alexander T. Ciota
Microorganisms 2023, 11(6), 1590; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061590
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1590

5. “Candida albicans Adhesins Als1 and Hwp1 Modulate Interactions with Streptococcus mutans”
by Loyse Martorano-Fernandes, James S. Goodwine, Antônio Pedro Ricomini-Filho, Clarissa J. Nobile and Altair Antoninha Del Bel Cury
Microorganisms 2023, 11(6), 1391; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061391
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1391

6. “Characterization of Bacterial Transcriptional Regulatory Networks in Escherichia coli through Genome-Wide In Vitro Run-Off Transcription/RNA-seq (ROSE)”
by Pascal Schmidt, David Brandt, Tobias Busche and Jörn Kalinowski
Microorganisms 2023, 11(6), 1388; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11061388
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1388

7. “Klebsiella aerogenes Adhesion Behaviour during Biofilm Formation on Monazite”
by Arya Van Alin, Melissa K. Corbett, Homayoun Fathollahzadeh, M. Christian Tjiam, Andrew Putnis, Jacques Eksteen, Anna H. Kaksonen and Elizabeth Watkin
Microorganisms 2023, 11(5), 1331; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051331
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/5/1331

8. “16S-23S rRNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Region (ITS) Sequencing: A Potential Molecular Diagnostic Tool for Differentiating Lactococcus garvieae and Lactococcus petauri”
by Nadia Stoppani, Silvia Colussi, Paolo Pastorino, Marino Prearo, Simona Sciuto, Ilhan Altinok, Rafet Çağrı Öztürk, Mustafa Ture, Ana Isabel Vela, Maria del Mar Blanco et al.
Microorganisms 2023, 11(5), 1320; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11051320
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/5/1320

9. “Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacillus sp. Isolated from Raw Milk”
by Patryk Adamski, Zuzanna Byczkowska-Rostkowska, Joanna Gajewska, Arkadiusz Józef Zakrzewski and Lucyna Kłębukowska
Microorganisms 2023, 11(4), 1065; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11041065
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/4/1065

10. “Protective Effect of Novel Lactobacillus plantarum KC3 Isolated from Fermented Kimchi on Gut and Respiratory Disorders”
by Min-Seon Park, Yu-Jeong Kim, Han-Jae Shin, Yoo Jin Kwon, Jaeryang Chu, Inock Lee, Kyung Hwan Kim, Byoung Kook Kim, Seung-Hyung Kim, Hwi Won Seo et al.
Microorganisms 2023, 11(4), 967; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040967
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/4/967

We would like to thank all of the research groups behind these exceptional papers for their contributions to Microorganisms. You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal.