Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, launched in 1968, is the official bi-monthly publication of the Taiwan Society of Microbiology, the Chinese Society of Immunology, the Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwanand the Taiwan Society of Parasitology. The journal is an open access journal, committed to disseminating information on the latest trends and advances in microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases and parasitology. Articles on clinical or laboratory investigations of relevance to microbiology, infectious diseases, parasitology, and novel findings in all areas of immunology, encompassing both basic, clinical research and other related fields that are of interest to the medical profession are eligible for consideration. Article types considered include perspectives, review articles, original articles, brief reports and correspondence. The Editorial Board of the Journal comprises a dedicated team of local and international experts in the field of microbiology, immunology, infectious diseases and parasitology. All members of the Editorial Board actively guide and set the direction of the journal. With the aim of promoting effective and accurate scientific information, an expert panel of referees constitutes the backbone of the peer-review process in evaluating the quality and content of manuscripts submitted for publication. JMII is open access and indexed in SCIE, PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, AIDS & Cancer Reseach, CABI, BIOSIS Previews, Biological Abstracts, EBSCOhost, CancerLit, Reactions Weekly (online), Chemical Abstracts, HealthSTAR, Global Health, ProQuest.

ARTIKEL
1. Putative pathogenic factors underlying Streptococcus oralis opportunistic infections
Jing-Yi Ren, Hong-Qiang Yu, Sheng Xu, Wen-Juan Zhou, Zhong-Hao Liu

2.Human Strongyloides stercoralis infection
Ruibing Yang, Meiyining Xu, Lichao zhang, Yao Liao, ... Lifu Wang

3.Pathogenicity and antigenic characterization of a novel highly virulent lineage 3 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus 2
Yon-Yip Chan, Cheng-Yao Yang, Chuen-Fu Lin, Sheng-Yuan Wang, ... Chao-Nan Lin

4.Synergistic effect of repurposed mitomycin C in combination with antibiotics against Aeromonas infection: In vitro and in vivo studies
Cheng-Fa Yeh, Chi-Chung Chen, Chih-Cheng Lai, Jin-Wei Liu, ... Wen-Pin Su

5.Dengue virus non-structural protein 1 binding to thrombin as a dengue severity marker: Comprehensive patient analysis in south Taiwan
Josephine Diony Nanda, Trai-Ming Yeh, Rahmat Dani Satria, Ming-Kai Jhan, ... Tzong-Shiann Ho

6.O-antigen of uropathogenic Escherichia coli is required for induction of neutrophil extracellular traps
Wei-Hung Lin, Shew-Meei Sheu, Ching-Fang Wu, Wen-Chun Huang, ... Ching-Hao Teng

7. Antimicrobial resistance among imipenem-non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates, with an emphasis on novel β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations and tetracycline derivatives: The Taiwan surveillance of antimicrobial resistance program, 2020–2022
Yu-Lin Lee, Chun-Eng Liu, Wei-Yao Wang, Mei-Chen Tan, ... Shu-Chen Kuo

8.Incidence and impact of invasive fungal infection comparing post-transplant cyclophosphamide with cyclosporine plus methotrexate GVHD prophylaxis in allogeneic HSCT
Yao-Chung Liu, Ting-An Lin, Nai-Wen Fan, Po-Shen Ko, ... Liang-Tsai Hsiao

9.Post-pandemic epidemiological trends of respiratory infectious diseases in Taiwan: A retrospective analysis
Jin-Wei Liu, Ya-Wen Tsai, Chih-Cheng Lai, Hung-Jen Tang

10.Schistosoma mansoni soluble egg antigen suppresses colorectal cancer growth in vitro and in vivo
Ho Yin Pekkle Lam, Ting-Ruei Liang, Shinn-Jong Jiang, Shih-Yi Peng

11. Clinical characteristics and genomic changes of recurrent Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
Tu-Hsuan Chang, Hung-Jen Tang, Chi-Chung Chen, Chih-Jung Chen

12.A novel Diguanylate cyclase VdcR has multifaceted regulatory functions in the pathogenicity of Vibrio vulnificus
Yi-Wen Chen, Tien-Sheng Tseng, Kai-Ting Chen, Shu-Jung Lai

13.Comparison of a Sepsityper® kit and in-house membrane filtration methods for rapidly diagnosing positive blood cultures via MALDI‒TOF MS
Lee Tai-Fen, Wan Tsai-Wen, Hsu Wei-Yu, Chen Xiang-Jun, ... Huang Yu-Tsung

14.Increased SARS-CoV-2-related hospitalization and mortality in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving rituximab therapy-a monocentric retrospective study
Chrong-Reen Wang, Chih-Hui Hsu, Wei-Chieh Lin

15.Drug monitoring was conducted for rifapentine among people with HIV receiving dolutegravir containing antiretroviral therapy and latent tuberculosis treatment
Jeng-Hung Chen, Yi-Chun Lin, Cheng-Pin Chen, Shu-Hsing Cheng, ... Chien-Yu Cheng