Ecological factors that drive microbial communities in culturally diverse fermented foods | BMC Microbiology
Traditional fermented foods vary by raw ingredients and fermentation methods We collected 90 samples of 24 different types…
Aztreonam intervention recalibrates microbial interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus salivarius | BMC Microbiology
Treatment with aztreonam affects the interspecific interaction of bacteria The interaction between P. aeruginosa and S. salivarius was…
Rare spacecraft bacterium found to evade detection by playing dead
A rare microorganism found in an unexpected environment may be evading detection by “playing dead,” according to microbiologists…
The mitochondrial genome sequence of the Bornean orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) malaria parasite, Plasmodium pitheci | Malaria Journal
Duval L, Ariey F. Ape Plasmodium parasites as a source of human outbreaks. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012;18:528–32. CAS …
Unraveling the pathogenic potential, virulence traits, and antibiotic resistance genes of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus agalactiae strains retrieved from Nile tilapia | BMC Microbiology
Bonham V. Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia). Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Compendium; Wallingford; 2022. Google Scholar El-Sayed AFM, Fitzsimmons K.…
Biologists Baffled by Never-Before-Seen Structure in a Tiny Organism
Scientists have identified a previously unknown tubular structure inside a symbiotic bacterium that lives within the Asian citrus…
Uganda’s most vulnerable region faces high Salmonella burden
In the dry, isolated area of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda – the country’s poorest sub-region – children have…
From gut to gamete: how the microbiome influences fertility and preconception health | Microbiome
Inhorn MC, Patrizio P. Infertility around the globe: new thinking on gender, reproductive technologies and global movements in…
Researchers uncover how chromosome crossovers protect fertility
When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things – including a crucial…
New NIH grant supports development of experimental pediatric HIV vaccine
A multi-institutional team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has been awarded a five-year, $20.8 million grant from…
In vitro effects of potato glycoalkaloids on plant-pathogens, beneficial microbes, and Arabidopsis thaliana
Milner, S. E. et al. Bioactivities of glycoalkaloids and their aglycones from solanum species. J. Agric. Food Chem.…
Researchers uncover how HIV-1 uses RNA:DNA hybrids to integrate into the genome
Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously unknown…