Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42622628›Full record

ArticleeLife2026

Viral commitment to infection depends on host metabolism.

Anastasios Marantos, Kim Sneppen, Stanley Brown, Namiko Mitarai

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers 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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Phage-Based Approaches to ChronicAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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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

4 authors.

Anastasios MarantosNiels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-8578
Kim SneppenNiels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Stanley BrownNiels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Namiko MitaraiNiels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0116-7606

Funding

Danmarks Grundforskningsfond DNRF170Novo Nordisk Fonden NNF21OC0068775
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral infection begins with attachment to host surface structures such as receptors, pili, or porins. While prior research has focused on structural compatibility and recognition, the role of host physiology, particularly metabolic state, on viral commitment to infection remains underexplored. Here, we measured the adsorption rates (

Indexed as

ColiphagesEscherichia coliHost Microbial InteractionsHost-Pathogen InteractionsVirus AttachmentAdsorptionbacteriophage–host interactionsE. colienergy limitationEscherichia coli bacteriophageshost metabolisminfection dynamicsphage adsorptionphysics of living systemsviruses

Identifiers

PMID42622628
PMCPMC13493124

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