{
  "id": 2150693,
  "title": "Viral commitment to infection depends on host metabolism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/viral-commitment-to-infection-depends-on-host-metabolism",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "eLife",
    "slug": "elife",
    "url": "https://elifesciences.org/articles/107825"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 ( η ) of five Escherichia coli phages representing various life…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}