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FeaturesThe usually sterile womb
Culture-independent next-generation sequencing technologies have given us a far deeper understanding of the microbiome composition of various important health-related niches.
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FeaturesThe impact of rising seawater levels and subsequent flooding on microbial communities
Anthropogenic induced climate change has raised global sea levels and caused an amplification of coastal flooding events.
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FeaturesPesticide contamination: what can microbiologists do?
Agricultural production of food has more than doubled in the last century, enabled in part by the use of pesticides and other agrochemicals
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FeaturesMastitis and microbiomes – a quandary
The microbiome concept has altered the way we perceive the relationship between microbes and their hosts.
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FeaturesLatin anyone?
A knowledge of Latin enables us to both understand the origins of some words in our own English language but also to recognise the origins of many words in other Latin-influenced languages.
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FeaturesImportance of microbial taxonomy to public health
In microbial taxonomy, one must first classify one’s unknown strains and determine whether they represent a new taxon.
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FeaturesParental decisions about vaccination: a paediatrician’s perspective
Vaccine hesitancy is a relatively new term for a phenomenon that is as old as vaccination itself
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Long ReadsFood, medicine and bioremediation: fungus is the future
The answers to most of our current and future problems could lie beneath our feet in undiscovered soil fungi, in pristine forests and woodlands or in our global banks of discovered fungi.
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FeaturesProbiotics in aquaculture: do they really work?
The use of probiotics has gained considerable attention as a potential alternative to antibiotics.
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FeaturesA hitchhiker’s guide to invasive alien species and disease transmission
Invasive alien species are becoming a worry not only in the sense of endangering native wildlife, but also with disease transmission to humans and other animals.
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FeaturesMitigate or suppress—coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic
In the absence of an efficient vaccine, the control of the COVID-19 pandemic currently relies on non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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FeaturesArsenic: a smartphone-friendly biosensor to tackle an insidious global threat
By altering their genetic circuit to produce visual pigments in the presence of arsenic, bacteria could provide a simple and self-renewing form of detection.
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Features Antimicrobial resistance from a vet’s point of view
The responsible use of medicines and the reduction of antimicrobial usage remain key agenda for farm animal practice but need to be viewed as part of a holistic approach to animal health and welfare.
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FeaturesThe (not so) wonderful world of catheter-associated urinary tract infections
Research supported by the Dunhill Medical Trust is investigating how catheter coatings could be used to reduce biofilm formation and blockage.
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FeaturesTackling sources of contamination in water: the age of phage
Phage can be used as a force for good when it comes to protecting both environmental and public health.
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FeaturesThe global diversity of the plastisphere
Plastics s are not going anywhere anytime soon, and the potential for them to be degraded by environmental microbes has captured the imaginations of scientists and members of the public alike
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FeaturesHiding in plain sight: the elusive candidate phyla radiation
The candidate phyla radiation is a diverse group of uncultured bacterial lineages with poorly understood metabolic functions.
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FeaturesPreparation of infant milk formula
Study shows pasteurisation is most effective at reducing microorganisms in infant formula milk feeds.
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FeaturesApplications of bacteriophage: Advances and possibilities
Recent advances in the field of phage research have pushed forward current phage technologies.
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FeaturesCan organic soil management practices limit the survival of foodborne pathogens?
Responding to recent food-safety regulations and pressure from the produce industry, fresh-produce growers have altered farming practices to mitigate the risks associated with foodborne pathogens.