Microorganisms | Invitation to Read Editor’s Choice Articles

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. “Vine-Winery Byproducts as Precious Resource of Natural Antimicrobials: In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Grape Pomace Extracts against Foodborne Pathogens”
by Daniela Sateriale, Giuseppina Forgione, Martina Di Rosario, Chiara Pagliuca, Roberta Colicchio, Paola Salvatore, Marina Paolucci and Caterina Pagliarulo
Microorganisms 2024, 12(3), 437; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12030437
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/3/437#

2. “Diversity of Microbial Mats in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana”
by Sevasti Filippidou, Alex Price, Charlotte Spencer-Jones, Anthony Scales, Michael C. Macey, Fulvio Franchi, Lesedi Lebogang, Barbara Cavalazzi, Susanne P. Schwenzer and Karen Olsson-Francis
Microorganisms 2024, 12(1), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12010147
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/1/147

3. “Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Rhizobium Improve Nutrient Uptake and Microbial Diversity Relative to Dryland Site-Specific Soil Conditions”
by Rosalie B. Calderon and Sadikshya R. Dangi
Microorganisms 2024, 12(4), 667; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12040667
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/4/667

4. “Point-of-Care Method T2Bacteria®Panel Enables a More Sensitive and Rapid Diagnosis of Bacterial Blood Stream Infections and a Shorter Time until Targeted Therapy than Blood Culture”
by Tamara Clodi-Seitz, Sebastian Baumgartner, Michael Turner, Theresa Mader, Julian Hind, Christoph Wenisch, Alexander Zoufaly and Elisabeth Presterl
Microorganisms 2024, 12(5), 967; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12050967
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/5/967

5. “Rapid Classification and Differentiation of Sepsis-Related Pathogens Using FT-IR Spectroscopy”
by Shwan Ahmed, Jawaher Albahri, Sahand Shams, Silvana Sosa-Portugal, Cassio Lima, Yun Xu, Rachel McGalliard, Trevor Jones, Christopher M. Parry, Dorina Timofte et al.
Microorganisms 2024, 12(7), 1415; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071415
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/7/1415

6. “The Citizen Phage Library: Rapid Isolation of Phages for the Treatment of Antibiotic Resistant Infections in the UK”
by Julie Fletcher, Robyn Manley, Christian Fitch, Christina Bugert, Karen Moore, Audrey Farbos, Michelle Michelsen, Shayma Alathari, Nicola Senior, Alice Mills et al.
Microorganisms 2024, 12(2), 253; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020253
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/2/253

7. “The Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli from Diarrheal Patients and the Environment in Two Geographically Distinct Rural Areas in Bangladesh over the Years”
by Fatema-Tuz Johura, Marzia Sultana, Abdus Sadique, Shirajum Monira, David A. Sack, Richard Bradley Sack, Munirul Alam and Subhra Chakraborty
Microorganisms 2024, 12(2), 301; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020301
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/2/301

8. “The Microbiome of Fertilization-Stage Maize Silks (Style) Encodes Genes and Expresses Traits That Potentially Promote Survival in Pollen/Style Niches and Host Reproduction”
by Michelle E. H. Thompson and Manish N. Raizada
Microorganisms 2024, 12(7), 1473; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071473
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/7/1473

9. “Harnessing Phosphorous (P) Fertilizer-Insensitive Bacteria to Enhance Rhizosphere P Bioavailability in Legumes”
by Antisar Afkairin, Mary M. Dixon, Cassidy Buchanan, James A. Ippolito, Daniel K. Manter, Jessica G. Davis and Jorge M. Vivanco
Microorganisms 2024, 12(2), 353; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12020353
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/2/353

10. “A Pseudovirus-Based Neutralization Assay for SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Rapid, Cost-Effective, BSL-2–Based High-Throughput Assay Useful for Vaccine Immunogenicity Evaluation”
by Zhaohui Cai, Raj Kalkeri, Mingzhu Zhu, Shane Cloney-Clark, Benjamin Haner, Mi Wang, Bahar Osman, Dominic Dent, Sheau-Line Feng, Zach Longacre et al.
Microorganisms 2024, 12(3), 501; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12030501
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/3/501