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About The ISME Journal
The ISME Journal is listed in the JournalsWorld journal directory. Its recorded ISSN identifier(s): 1751-7362, 1751-7370.
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2026-10-09 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag259Nitrogen-Dependent Regulation of Nitrate Reductase in Coral Symbioses
Chloé Stévenne, Christine Ferrier-Pagès, Renaud Grover, Jean-Christophe Plumier et al.
2026-10-08 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag260Microbial ecology in Latin America: underexplored opportunities of a transformative science
L I Falcón, A Acosta-González, K Antúnez, L K Daille et al.
2026-10-06 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag129Microplastic-driven carbon availability differentiates phage-host interactions in shaping soil resistome
Lihong Xie, Lu Wang, Lijuan Ma, Jie Wang et al.
2026-10-06 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag258Intragenomic conflict between transformation and prophage explains taxon-specific DNA acquisition
Min Jung Kwun, Nicholas J Croucher
2026-10-06 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag256Network-guided synthesis of antagonistic microbiota for suppressing maize stalk rot disease
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2026-10-06 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag243Similar weapons play different roles in bacterial competition
Sean C Booth, Connor Sharp, Kevin R Foster
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag245Genotypic Variation in Rice Root Exudates Controls Biological Nitrification Inhibition Efficiency in the Rhizosphere
Jasmeet Kaur-Bhambra, Ellen Elizabeth Smith, Xiaoping Fan, Alaster Moffat et al.
2026-09-28 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag254Arsenate reduction coupled to anaerobic oxidation of methane by members of the Methanoperedenaceae
Georgina H Joyce, Xueqin Zhang, Andy O Leu, Yosephine Gumulya et al.
2026-09-26 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag251Temperate bacteriophages shape intraspecies competition during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection
Federico I Prokopczuk, Eriel Martínez, J Vanesa Radilla-Garcia, Raytheon Scott et al.
2026-09-26 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag253Concurrent ecological and evolutionary processes contribute to mutualism breakdown between legumes and rhizobia
Sierra L Bedwell, Isabelle M Lakis, Allison R Megow, Angelina E Carpenter et al.
2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag228Environmental Gradients as a Dominant Force in the Macroevolution of a Host-Associated Marine Bacterium
Yanyan Huang, Xiaoyuan Feng, Xiaoke Hu, Yanyu Sun et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag244Outer membrane changes enable evolutionary escape from bacterial predation
Subham Mridha, Ove Christopher Mattmann, Sarah-Luise Loose, Saskia Isele et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag235Symbiotic interactions and climate change implications of the octocoral microbiome
Tina Keller-Costa, Romie Tignat-Perrier, Matilde Marques, Christine Ferrier-Pagès et al.
2026-09-15 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag246Lipopolysaccharide Architecture Dictates Susceptibility to Predation by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus
Hyeon Seop Lee, Sumin Choi, Wonsik Mun, Robert J Mitchell et al.
2026-09-14 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag239Gut microbial H2S promotes metabolic dysfunction in mice via hepatic PPARα suppression
Shibo Lei, Xuan Qiu, Zhen Wang, Zuyang Zhang et al.
2026-09-02 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag226Site-specific recombination and purifying selection influence Cry toxin formation and specialization
Anton E Shikov, Ruslan O Alagov, Maria E Belousova, Anton A Nizhnikov et al.
2026-08-26 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag218Model-guided design of defined microbial community reveals interactions underpinning plant growth and stress tolerance
Shinichi Yamazaki, Masaru Nakayasu, Keiko Kanai, Rie Mizuno et al.
2026-08-26 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag219Adaptations of gummivorous primate gut-associated bifidobacteria to type-II arabinogalactan utilisation
Yuki Sasaki, Tomoya Kozakai, Moe Inoue, Mikiyasu Sakanaka et al.
2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag210Reviews
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