virologist whose enzyme discovery transformed understanding of cancer and HIV/AIDS
Credit: Christopher Michel (CC-BY-SA-4.0) The world has lost a giant of virology, molecular biology and science advocacy with…
STREAMS guidelines: standards for technical reporting in environmental and host-associated microbiome studies
New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM, USA Julia M. Kelliher Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, Michigan State…
Nevada Health Centers and Javara seeking participants for clinical trial | Local News
Nevada Health Centers, a federal Qualified Community Health Center (QCHC), and Javara, a research organization, continue to bring…
Industrial and agricultural chemicals exhibit antimicrobial activity against human gut bacteria in vitro
Comprehensive library of chemical contaminants To systematically assess the impact of chemical contaminants, we used a large library…
Current and projected effects of climate change in cryosphere microbial ecosystems
Fox-Kemper, B. et al. Ocean, Cryosphere, and Sea Level Change 1211–1362 (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge Univ.…
EHD confirmed in deer deaths on Flathead Reservation | Montana News
FLATHEAD RESERVATION, Mont. — A virus known as Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD, has been confirmed in deer…
Polymyxin B lethality requires energy-dependent outer membrane disruption
Fanous, J. et al. Limited impact of Salmonella stress and persisters on antibiotic clearance. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08506-6 (2025). Article …
Differential expression of antennal chemosensory genes related to host preference of Culex pipiens biotypes | Parasites & Vectors
Farajollahi A, Fonseca DM, Kramer LD, Kilpatrick AM. “Bird biting” mosquitoes and human disease: a review of the…
Phages with a broad host range are common across ecosystems
Salmond, G. P. C. & Fineran, P. C. A century of the phage: past, present and future. Nat.…
Could a Common Virus Help Drive Parkinson’s?
Summary: New research suggests a previously harmless virus may be linked to Parkinson’s disease. Scientists detected Human Pegivirus…
Functional potential and applications of Ureibacillus massiliensis based on whole-genome sequencing analysis | BMC Microbiology
Overview of the U. massiliensis genome In this study, we performed whole-genome sequencing and de novo assembly of…
A comprehensive genetic and phylogenetic study of Trypanosoma spp. in bats and sand flies from shared habitats in Thailand | Parasites & Vectors
Bat collection A total of 460 bats were captured, and blood samples were collected from 368 individuals (Supplementary…