Contents

Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Virology

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Vol. 40, No. 2, 2025

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REVIEW

Genome Instability of the Cholera Agent: Role in the Evolution of Pathogenicity, Drug Resistance, and Adaptation to a Changing Environment

N. I. Smirnova, D. A. Rybal’chenko, Yu. V. Lozovsky, and V. V. Kutyrev p. 91  abstract

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EXPERIMENTAL PAPERS

mRNA: Syntax Organization

E. P. Kharchenko p. 105  abstract

Disruption of Outer Membrane Biogenesis Leads to Attenuation of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

A. S. Trunyakova, R. Z. Shaikhutdinova, T. V. Gapel’chenkova, A. S. Vagaiskaya, N. A. Lipatnikova, E. A. Krasil’nikova, E. M. Mazurina, T. I. Kombarova, S. V. Dentovskaya, and A. P. Anisimov p. 118  abstract

Efficiency Enhancement of a Candidate Plague Vaccine by Incorporating Two Strains Attenuated at Distinct Molecular Targets

T. V. Gapel’chenkova, N. A. Lipatnikova, A. S. Trunyakova, P. Kh. Kopylov, S. V. Dentovskaya, and A. P. Anisimov p. 125  abstract

Lactobacilli and Bacterial Vaginosis. Species Typing and Content Analysis in the Microbiome

V. V. Demkin, O. A. Pustotina, A. A. Kazakov, E. A. Vershinina, M. A. Terekhov, F. M. Odinaeva, O. Sh. Guskova, and D. R. Karaeva p. 132  abstract

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) and the Transmembrane Protease Serine 2 (TMPRSS2): Biomarkers for Predicting COVID-19 Disease Severity

Behrouz Farzanegan, Naghmeh Bahrami, Maryam Akhtari, Mohammad Fathi, Saba Tahmasebi, Mehdi Kazem pour Dizaji, Shadi Shafaghi, Maryam Hajimoradi, and Abdolreza Mohamadnia p. 139  abstract

Irisin Amplifies the Apoptotic Effects of Gefitinib in HepG2 Cells

D. Şumnulu, H. Sancar, and L. Ayaz p. 146  abstract

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