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NewsLong-term nitrogen fertilisation reshapes soil microbes and links to PAH fate
Long-term nitrogen fertilisation does more than change soil nutrients. A 15-year field study found that different application rates reshaped bacterial and fungal communities and altered their genetic potential for carbon, nitrogen and PAH metabolism, suggesting that fertiliser management and legacy pollution should be considered together.
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News‘Living medicine’ tackles drug-resistant biofilms growing on ventilation tubes
A ‘living medicine’ has thinned biofilms of antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lungs of pigs, a new study reveals. The experimental treatment involves inhaling a genetically modified bacterium designed to target layers of drug-resistant P. aeruginosa that grow on the surfaces of endotracheal tubes used in hospitals.
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NewsRobotic technology helps unlock the hidden microbial world of the deep sea
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NewsLittle-known protein is a potential target for treating Chagas disease, study shows
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NewsAMI President Professor Raquel Peixoto elected Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences
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