All Applied Microbiology International articles – Page 20
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NewsProbiotic blend may deliver double whammy of health benefits when added to animal feed
Researchers have discovered a blend of organisms that not only act as a probiotic in animal feed, but can also inhibit the toxic effects of a mycotoxin in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.
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CareersExtreme edge - our interview with Sustainable Microbiology’s first Editor-in-Chief David Pearce
David Pearce, Editor-in-Chief of Sustainable Microbiology, the latest scientific journal launched by Applied Microbiology International, talks adaptability, environmental microbiology and life at a polar research station.
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NewsFirst global evaluation carried out of prokaryotic diversity in saline lake immortalised in Star Wars
Scientists have carried out the first global evaluation of the prokaryotic diversity of the biggest saline lake on Earth, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, which doubled as the salt planet in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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News PhoQ gene supports the survival of beneficial rhizobacterium in acidic soil
Scientists have identified a gene in a plant-growth promoting rhizobacterium that can be manipulated to allow the bacterium to thrive in acid soils.
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NewsDiagnostic technique IDs five key AMR markers in water samples in less than an hour
A new testing method can detect five key antimicrobial resistance markers in water samples in less than an hour.
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NewsResearchers uncover link between nutrient availability and diversity of chemosynthetic microbes in Yellowstone hot springs
A new study has uncovered a relationship between nutrient availability and diversity in microbial communities living in Yellowstone hot springs.
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NewsGamechanging team-up sees Halomonas turn out three products in single fermentation process
For the first time, researchers have managed to produce three products in three separate phase states in a single process carried out by a microbe.
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NewsRegulatory pathway needs to be developed to make the most of phages: AMI
A regulatory pathway needs to be developed if the UK is to reap the benefits of bacteriophage therapy, Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has warned. France, Belgium and Poland are already developing programmes that take advantage of the potential of phage therapeutics, while bacteriophages - viruses that are capable of destroying ...
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NewsAMI putting together recommendations to support UK government action on AMR
Applied Microbiology International is putting together recommendations for the UK to deliver its five-year action plan on tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the run-up to 2030.
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NewsNovel strain of Shigella in gut of bottom-dwelling fish beats off competition with help of T2SS
A novel strain of Shigella isolated from the gut of a bottom-dwelling fish exposed to high loads of heavy metals and antibiotics has been found to have the first Type 2 secretion system fully documented in the bacterium.
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NewsResearchers discover how bacteria in deep-sea vents deal with toxic metal environments
A new study investigates how bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vents can survive and thrive in the presence of highly toxic copper and cadmium.
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NewsThe wait is over - AMI launches its new Jobs Board!
Applied Microbiology International is excited to announce the launch of its new Jobs Board.
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NewsCallum Cooper appointed Deputy Editor of Letters in Applied Microbiology
Applied Microbiology International is delighted to announce that Callum Cooper of Sunderland University has been appointed as the new Deputy Editor for Letters in Applied Microbiology.
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NewsNew leaf: AMI’s PhD studentship winner Naina Korotania talks trees and phages
Naina Korotania, winner of the Basil Jarvis PhD Studentship, which is awarded by Applied Microbiology International, is poised to embark on a PhD at the Univeristy of Birmingham, developing novel phage-based biopesticides to target cankers in four tree species.
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NewsResearchers pinpoint enzyme that limits electrosynthesis by Shewanella
Researchers at Michigan State University have identified an enzyme that is a limiting factor to microbial electrosynthesis by Shewanella oneidensis, a bacterium that could potentially capture carbon dioxide emissions to produce useful materials.