Plos Pathogens
Overview
PLoS Pathogens is an open-access scientific journal that publishes cutting-edge research on all aspects of infectious diseases caused by pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. It provides a platform for scientists to share their discoveries, insights, and advancements in understanding the mechanisms, epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, and prevention of various pathogens, ultimately contributing to the global efforts in combating infectious diseases.
Details
Details
Abbr.
PLoS Pathog
Start
2005
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly
p-ISSN
1553-7366
e-ISSN
1553-7374
Country
United States
Language
English
Specialty
Microbiology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 388
246
SJR / Ranks: 996
2223
CiteScore / Ranks: 1112
11.20
JIF / Ranks: 910
6.7
Recent Articles
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Chen K, Shen S, Lv Z, Guo M, Shao Y, Li C
PLoS Pathog
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1012991.
PMID: 40085533
Lytic cell death including necroptosis and pyroptosis is induced by mixed lineage kinase domain-like protein (MLKL) phosphorylation and inflammatory caspase specific cleavage Gasdermins in higher mammals, respectively. In this study,...
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Candor K, Ding L, Balchand S, Hammonds J, Spearman P
PLoS Pathog
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1012564.
PMID: 40067817
HIV-1 particles are captured by the immunoglobulin superfamily member Siglec-1 on the surface of macrophages and dendritic cells, leading to particle internalization and facilitating trans-infection of CD4+ T cells. HIV-1-infected...
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Huang M, Xu M, Han J, Ke E, Niu X, Zhang Y, et al.
PLoS Pathog
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1012985.
PMID: 40067802
The inflammatory response is an essential component of innate immunity to defense against pathogens. Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is the most important immunosuppressive disease in chickens and is caused by...
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Lavi I, Bhattacharya S, Awase A, Orgil O, Avital N, Journo G, et al.
PLoS Pathog
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1012972.
PMID: 40063648
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV, HHV-8) is associated with several human malignancies. During latency, the viral genomes reside in the nucleus of infected cells as large non-integrated plasmids, known as episomes....
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Sheng R, Cheng T, Wang Y, Wen H
PLoS Pathog
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1012970.
PMID: 40053514
Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV) is a recently identified tick-borne virus that has emerged in the twenty-first century. Its primary clinical manifestations include fever and thrombocytopenia, and its...
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Lauver M, Katz Z, Markus H, Derosia N, Jin G, Ayers K, et al.
PLoS Pathog
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1012969.
PMID: 40043065
BK polyomavirus (PyV) establishes lifelong asymptomatic infections in the reno-urinary system of most humans. BKPyV-associated nephropathy is the leading infectious cause of kidney allograft loss. Using mouse PyV, a natural...
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Wang L, Liu Z, Xu Z, Wang W, Yang J, Zhang J, et al.
PLoS Pathog
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1012957.
PMID: 40036222
Cancer remains a leading cause of global mortality, characterized by high treatment costs, and generally poor prognoses. Developing new anti-cancer drugs requires substantial investment, extended development timelines, and a high...
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Schwardt N, Halsey C, Sanchez M, Ngo B, Reniere M
PLoS Pathog
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):e1012491.
PMID: 40029882
Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive pathogen that causes the severe foodborne disease listeriosis. Following oral infection of the host, L. monocytogenes disseminates from the gastrointestinal tract to peripheral organs, including...