Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42622416›Full record

ArticlemBio2026

The

Foster K Agyei, Nisha Dhiman, Birgit E Scharf

Abstract read
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Article in mBio, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Foster K AgyeiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences I, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-8864-7983
Nisha DhimanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences I, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Birgit E ScharfDepartment of Biological Sciences, Life Sciences I, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6271-8972

Funding

Specialized adaptations in the model alpha-proteobacterium Sinorhizobium melilotiR35GM161606 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI Birgit E Scharf · 2026 to 2026
$422k
HHS | NIH | All of Us Research Program (All of Us NIH) 1R35GM161606-01National Science Foundation MCB-1253234NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM161606
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many bacteria can utilize extracellular amino acids and peptides as nitrogen sources, metabolic energy, or as an indicator of the environment. IMPORTANCE: Most gram-negative bacteria use small peptides as carbon sources and signaling molecules, which contributes to their survival in a wide range of environmental conditions. The ability to detect and navigate the environment for these peptides, along with the necessary systems for their metabolism, is crucial.

Indexed as

Bacterial ProteinsChemotaxisDipeptidesPeriplasmic Binding ProteinsSinorhizobium melilotiLigandsProtein BindingBacterial ProteinsDipeptidesLigandsPeriplasmic Binding ProteinsABC transportersMedicago sativaRhizobiumswimming velocitytransmembrane receptors

Identifiers

PMID42622416
PMCPMC13556227

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