All Community articles – Page 15
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NewsConventional farms in Egypt have almost 4 times as many AMR bacteria as organic
Conventional farms in Egypt have almost four times as many antibiotic-resistant bacteria as organic farms, a new study has revealed.
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NewsAMI launches new mental health and wellbeing member benefit
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is delighted to support a new mental health and well-being initiative which will see the popular Headspace App made available for free to all current and new members.
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NewsIron-scavenging endophyte could be newest weapon against resistant TB
An iron-scavenging endophytic bacterium could be the latest class of weapon in the fight against multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, researchers have found.
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CareersThe Oguntoyinbo Lab
The Oguntoyinbo Lab at Appalachian State University focuses on food safety and security issues with its exploration of microbic diversity in fermented foods
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NewsElectricity-fed purple phototrophic bacteria convert carbon dioxide into high protein biomass
For the first time, researchers from University of Alcalá have grown a microbial consortium dominated by purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) which are fed with electricity to convert CO2 into high protein biomass.
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NewsWatch this space - AMI’s new jobs board is on the way!
New year, new career - if you’re ready for a move, help is on the way with Applied Microbiology International’s new Jobs Board, coming in January 2023.
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NewsApplied Microbiology International launches new corporate membership programme packed with benefits
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is delighted to launch its corporate membership programme, with a packed list of benefits and opportunities to fit the needs of any organisation.
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NewsStudy reveals how bioenergy crop microbiomes change as you dig deeper
A new study casts fresh light on how bioenergy crop microbiomes change in deeper soil, helping scientists to understand how plant microbiomes can be used to provide environmental services and support greener agricultural systems.
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NewsYeast adaptation to clumpier environment reveals why scale-ups to bioreactor may fail
Researchers have discovered how microorganisms such as baker’s yeast respond to a clumpier environment when a process scales up from a lab to a bioreactor, providing an insight into why the transition often fails.
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NewsResearchers create simulation that paves way for electrogenetic toggle switch model
A team of scientists has developed a computer simulation that would allow them to create an electronic toggle switch, expanding what a synthetic gene network designed for biocomputations can do.
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CareersTwo sides of science: life as an academic and Editor-in-Chief
Professor Nick Jakubovics shares his experience on becoming an editor and reveals some of the skills you will need.
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NewsSfAM changes name to Applied Microbiology International in major rebrand
The Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) has formally changed its name to Applied Microbiology International (AMI) in the latest evolutionary step for the organisation.
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NewsHumps and bumps provide home for microbes jumpstarting soil formation in glacial moraine
Scientists have discovered how topographical irregularities in barren substrates exposed by a melting Himalayan glacier are driving the formation of a variety of pioneering microbial communities that will pave the way for soil formation.
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NewsGold mine bacterium can clean arsenic-polluted wastewater within days
A bacterium found in a former gold mine in Poland can clean up industrial wastewater polluted with arsenic, selenium and metals within days, researchers have discovered.
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NewsGull droppings undermine efforts to control spread of colistin-resistance genes
Gull droppings at beaches in the Porto region of Portugal are riddled with bacteria that are resistant to the ‘last-resort’ antibiotic colistin, undermining efforts in the livestock sector to reduce colistin-resistance, according to a paper published in Environmental Microbiology, an Applied Microbiology International publication. Researchers at the ...
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NewsWelcome to the launch of The Microbiologist
With a fresh new team who are enthused about communicating all things microbiology, our user-friendly online magazine will deliver the very latest news in microbiology, including exclusive content for Applied Microbiology International (AMI) members and daily updates on research and policy developments.
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CareersThe Eloe-Fadrosh Group
The work of the Eloe-Fadrosh group is focused on developing computational tools and resources to uncover microbial diversity across Earth’s ecosystems.
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CareersThe Turnbaugh Lab
A diverse and collaborative research team providing a new type of Food and Drug Administration for the human gut microbiome.
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CareersThe Gibbons Lab
The Gibbons Lab is focused on microbiome health and how ecosystem composition relates to host health and functional outcomes.