All The Microbiologist articles in Web Issue – Page 126
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NewsFirst detection of hepatitis E virus from urban Norway rats in the Republic of Korea
Researchers have identified hepatitis E virus (HEV) in urban Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the Republic of Korea (ROK) for the first time.
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NewsWeaker ocean currents lead to decline in nutrients for North Atlantic ocean life during prehistoric climate change
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have finished investigating how the prehistoric weakening of a major ocean current led to a decline in ocean nutrients and negative impacts on North Atlantic ocean life. The results support predictions about how our oceans might react to a changing climate — and what ...
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NewsResearchers throw new light on carboxysomes in key discovery that could boost photosynthesis
A research team has discovered how carboxysomes, carbon-fixing structures found in some bacteria and algae, work - a breakthrough that could help scientists repurpose the structures to enable plants to convert sunlight into more energy.
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NewsPublic health boost with cervical cancer screening for 20,000 women in Rwanda
A cervical cancer screening program launched in Rwanda will provide 20,000 HPV DNA tests for local women, aiming to enhance cervical cancer screening and prevention efforts and improve local precision medical testing capabilities.
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NewsNew tech converts kimchi veg waste into biodegradable plastics
Malic acid has been used to develop a ‘bio-refactoring-based upcycling technology’ that can convert cabbage byproducts discarded as waste during the food manufacturing process into biodegradable plastics.
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NewsResearchers develop an efficient host-vector system for a model archaeon by solving CRISPR-based host-plasmid conflict
The replicase gene of pRN1, an archaeal cryotic plasmid, carries a DNA segment to be targeted by the host I‐A CRISPR system, and the CRISPR-based host-plasmid conflict is responsible for instability of pRN1‐derived vectors in the archaeon Saccharolobus islandicus REY15A.
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NewsScientists unveil crucial virulent milRNAs implicated in initial infection of Fusarium wilt
Researchers have unveiled crucial virulent miRNA-like small RNAs (milRNAs) implicated in the initial infection of F. oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), the causal agent of devastating Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB).
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NewsAncient remedy is reworked to create medicinal cocktail targeting drug-resistant bacteria
A mediaeval remedy used to cure a “lump in the eye” - interpreted as a sign of bacterial infection - more than 1,000 years ago has been reworked into a pharmaceutical product with potent antibiofilm activity, delegates will hear at the Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Research Symposium.
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NewsAMI makes the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list
Applied Microbiology International is celebrating after being named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list. The learned society was rated Excellent in all categories, netting it a well-deserved listing in the Best Small Organisations category, which celebrates organisations employing 10-49 people. Paying tribute to AMI’s ...
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NewsExperts ID highly drug-resistant infections in patients who traveled to Mexico for stem cell treatments
Experts in mycobacterial diseases are investigating a potential outbreak of a highly drug-resistant mycobacterium after U.S. patients who traveled to Mexico for stem cell injections became sick.
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NewsScientists engineer promising microorganism to produce isoprenol - a step towards greener jet fuel
Researchers used advanced computing techniques to engineer the bacteria Pseudomonas putida to optimize its production of isoprenol using carbon from plant material. Isoprenol has a potential role in the production of jet biofuel blendstocks.
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NewsScientists trace source and spread of HIV variant in Indonesia
A new study traces where the dominant HIV variant in Indonesia came from and how it spread from there, offering insights of possible value to the development of treatments against the disease.
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NewsKeto diet boosts lifesaving antifungal drug in mice
In animal tests, researchers have found that taking fluconazole in combination with a low-carb, high-fat keto diet worked significantly better at killing the fungus behind fungal meningitis than taking the medication alone.
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NewsGPS-like system shows promise as HIV vaccine strategy to elicit critical antibodies
Researchers have developed a vaccine approach that works like a GPS, guiding the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.
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NewsAntibiotic resistance genes found deep in sediment of mangroves
Antibiotic resistance genes have been found deep in sediment within mangrove areas in Mexico, a new study has found.
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NewsUT Health San Antonio to lead $11m study of a first-ever oral chlamydia vaccine
The study of a novel oral vaccine that could protect against chlamydia infection has been awarded approximately $11 million in National Institutes of Health funding over five years through a cooperative agreements research project grant.
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NewsIndian ocean temperature anomalies predict global dengue trends
Sea surface temperature anomalies in the Indian Ocean predict the magnitude of global dengue epidemics, according to a new study - suggesting that the climate indicator could enhance the forecasting and planning for outbreak responses.
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NewsStudy reveals how climate change will affect malaria transmission
A new model for predicting the effects of climate change on malaria transmission in Africa could lead to more targeted interventions to control the disease, according to a new study.
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NewsNew Rhizobia-diatom symbiosis discovery solves long-standing marine mystery
Scientists solve a longstanding marine mystery by uncovering a partnership between a diatom and a bacterium that can account for a large share of nitrogen fixation in vast regions of the ocean, with exciting implications also for agriculture.
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NewsLimited adaptability makes freshwater bacteria vulnerable to climate change
Researchers have uncovered specific evolutionary strategies that shape the lifestyles of bacteria with small genomes that frequently undergo prolonged periods of adaptive stagnation.