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NewsHigh diversity of cell appendages found in hospital superbug
Bioinformaticians have detected an unexpectedly wide diversity of certain cell appendages in hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii that are associated with pathogenicity.
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NewsParasites of viruses drive superbug evolution
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which bacteria share their genetic material through virus parasites.
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NewsVaginal health bacterium offers a choice of strains for probiotic therapy
Different strains of a bacterium known as a determinant of vaginal health show a variety of colonising abilities and may offer a wider range of options for potential antimicrobial therapy.
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NewsBeneficial gut bacterium can be made oxygen-tolerant
One of the beneficial gut bacteria residing in the human gut, which normally cannot survive in an environment with oxygen, can now be made oxygen-tolerant.
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NewsStructural changes drive arms race between crop plants and fungal pathogens
Scientists shed light on how harmful fungi evade recognition by their plant hosts and aid infection.
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NewsHost-to-host microbe transmission impacts bacterial evolution in the gut
A new study uncovers a significant role for bacterial transmission across hosts in shaping the adaptive evolution of new strains that colonize gut microbiomes.
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NewsApplied Microbiology International’s 2023 Honorary Fellowship will be awarded to Professor Jim Prosser
Applied Microbiology International (AMI) is delighted to announce its 2023 Honorary Fellowship will be awarded to Jim Prosser, Emeritus Professor in Environmental Microbiology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Aberdeen.
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NewsIrregular sleep patterns associated with harmful gut bacteria
A new study has found multiple associations between social jet lag and diet quality, diet habits, inflammation and gut microbiome composition in a single cohort.
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News Researchers discover method to overcome antimicrobial resistance
Scientists have found a new class of molecules that inhibit the efflux pump of a bacterial cell.
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NewsNanopore technology achieves breakthrough in protein variant detection
Scientists have developed a breakthrough method to detect structural variations on proteins based on nanopore technologies.
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NewsScientists reveal how microalgae cope with environmental challenges
A study has shed new light on the intricate relationship between competition, evolution, and ecological communities in microalgae.
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NewsKey gene for resistance to HIV replication found in people of African ancestry
Scientists have identified a novel region in the genome that is only variable in populations of African ancestries and provided evidence that the gene CHD1L acts to limit HIV replication in a subset of white blood cells.
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NewsCholera-like bacteria may be crucial in development of new antibiotics
Researchers have produced a reconstructed version of the PomAB motor protein complex in a bacterium called Vibrio alginolyticus that resembles the cholera bacterium.
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NewsMicrobes yield secrets of ocean events off Basque coast
Two studies by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) show that marine microfauna reflect today’s marine currents and also Cretaceous oceanic conditions.
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News‘Time-travelling’ pathogens in melting permafrost pose likely risk to environment
Ancient pathogens that escape from melting permafrost have real potential to damage microbial communities and might potentially threaten human health, a new study suggests.
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NewsThe Phage-Microbiome Consortium is launched
The International Society of Microbiota (ISM) has announced the launch of a new initiative: The Phage-Microbiome Consortium.
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NewsBioaction drafts in pathogens as healing allies
A new treatment approach leverages pathogens as valuable allies in promoting tissue regeneration for better implant integration.
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NewsSpike protein mutants with low binding affinity usher in new Covid vaccine
Researchers have succeeded in producing a new vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus by identifying spike protein mutants that lack binding affinity.
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NewsAMI seeking expertise from members on renewables and green energy
Applied Microbiology International is keen to hear from members whose research relates to renewable/green energy technologies, or who work within the renewable/green energy technology sector.
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NewsBeewolves protect symbiont microbes from toxic gas release
The symbiosis of these digger wasps with their bacterial helpers involves protecting the symbionts from toxic nitric oxide released by beewolf eggs to kill pathogens, research shows.