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Digging into the world of plant-growth-promoting microbes

2025-03-20T00:19:00+00:00

A team including members of AMI has provided a model illustrating how Pseudomonas bacteria can influence root development to promote growth and enhance the adaptation of plants under salinity stress.

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    New study reveals high levels of fusarium mycotoxins in seized cannabis from Arizona and California

    A recent study has uncovered alarming levels of Fusarium mycotoxins in illicit cannabis samples seized in Arizona and California. 16% of the 118 samples tested positive for harmful mycotoxins, posing potential health risks to consumers and highlighting the unregulated and dangerous nature of black-market cannabis.

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    Team finds regional, age-related trends in exposure to drug-resistant pathogen

    A study from 10 US states found drug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni infections were highest in the 20-39 age group and that quinolone-resistant C. jejuni infections increased from 22.6% of those tested in 2013 to 33.54% in 2019. It identified regional differences in C. jejuni resistance to quinolones and six other classes of antibiotics.

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    Study yields new data on Mpox vaccine effectiveness in people with HIV

    A new study has found that a single dose of the Imvanex vaccine provides protection against Mpox with 84% effectiveness. For people with HIV, however, a single dose of the vaccine fails to offer sufficient protection. All at-risk groups, especially people with HIV, should receive the second dose of the vaccine as recommended.

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Researchers demonstrate new technique for boosting plant growth with bacteria

A single combined delivery system incorporating multiple active ingredients, including plant growth-promoting bacteria and agrochemicals, is developed to ensure beneficial bacterial survival and improve plant growths.

Clean Water

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A study identifies ‘surprising’ cause of sargassum blooms in the Caribbean

2025-03-17T13:37:00+00:00By

A group of interantional researchers identified the cause of sargassum blooms in the tropical Atlantic Ocean using computer modelling. They have modelled the ocean currents, wind pattern and the growth conditions that help them thrive in the region.

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Red coral colonies survive a decade after being transplanted in the Medes Islands

2025-03-19T11:17:00+00:00By

The red coral colonies that were transplanted a decade ago on the seabed of the Medes Islands have survived successfully. They are very similar to the original communities and have contributed to the recovery of the functioning of the coral reef.