Critical reviews in microbiology

01 6 October 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2741843

Quorum sensing crosstalk and dynamics in polymicrobial biofilms: implications for pathogenesis and emerging therapeutic strategies

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Mohd Adnan, Arif Jamal Siddiqui, Fevzi Bardakci et al.

02 1 October 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2729426

Live probiotic encapsulation: process engineering, wall materials, and the translation gap to human gastrointestinal survival

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Urwashi Maurya Arvind, Hina Maniya, Vijay Kumar

1. Probiotics are defined as “live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host” (FAO/WHO 2002). The International Scientific Association for Pro...

03 12 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2719594

Associating the oral microbiome across the head and neck cancer continuum: a scoping review

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Nicholas G. Beacher, Marcello Riggio, Adil Khan et al.

04 8 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2727050

The skin as a reservoir for Candidozyma auris : colonization dynamics, host defense, and decolonization challenges

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Débora Silva Marques de Sousa, Ana Karla Lima Freire Cabral, Bruno Bulgarelli Adorno Arantes et al.

Candidozyma auris has emerged as one of the most formidable fungal pathogens of the modern era, designated a critical priority pathogen by the World Health Organization due to its multidrug resistance, thermotolerance, and capacity to ca...

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05 8 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2727092

Targeting the Candida albicans agglutinin-like sequence 3 adhesin to disrupt oral polymicrobial bacterial–fungal biofilms: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

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Aqib Javaid, Nazia Tabassum, Yashfeen Munib Siddiqui et al.

06 4 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2726233

Quaternary ammonium compounds: outdated or relevant antiviral agents? A narrative review of QAC efficacy against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses

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Natalie Zivna, Marketa Benkova, Vanda Bostikova et al.

07 1 September 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2721421

Macroplastics as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review of evidence, variability and methodological constraints

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Cátia Costa, Guilherme Duarte Ferreira, Isabel Henriques et al.

1. Since 1950, plastic production has expanded approximately 230-fold (OECD 2022), reaching a staggering 400.3 million metric tons in 2022 alone (Jaganmohan, 2024). The widespread use of plastics i...

08 31 August 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2719579

Bat–rodent–human interfaces in the Americas: a synthesis of zoonotic pathways

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Céline Arnathau, Andres Garchitorena, Benjamin Roche et al.

Emerging infectious diseases represent a major global health challenge, with a significant proportion that are zoonoses (Jones et al. 2008; Tazerji et al. 2022; García-Moreno 2023), i.e. pathogens ...

09 24 August 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2719588

Functional effects of microbial metabolites in dental caries

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Munire Aili, Shuxing Yu, Xinyue Wang et al.

1. Dental caries, a highly prevalent oral disease worldwide, is a multifactorial and biofilm-mediated condition driven by the metabolic activity of oral microorganisms. The cariogenic process begin...

10 11 August 2026

DOI 10.1080/1040841x.2026.2706136

Oxidative stress responses in human fungal pathogens: a review of molecular mechanisms

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Marcos D. Pereira, Luiza D. R. Costa, Larissa M. M. Mattos et al.

1. Over its 4.5-billion years history, Earth has undergone profound and permanent transformations. One of the most significant occurred between 3.8 and 2.4 billion years ago with the release of mol...