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This Is ASM
A 4-minute overview of ASM’s mission, members and accomplishments. Originally aired at ASM Microbe 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. This video covers the depth and breadth of the great research and...
ASM Communications
Rounding up the bees - TWiM 187
Phages must cooperate to overcome CRISPR-Cas defenses, and the effect of the herbicide glyphosate on the gut microbiome of honey bees.
Vincent Racaniello TWiM, microbiome, CRISPRCas, bacteriophage
Biofilms and metagenomic diagnostics in clinical infections with Robin Pate…
Robin Patel discusses her work on prosthetic joint infections and how metagenomics is changing infectious disease diagnostic procedures.
Julie Wolf MTM, biofilms, infection, Clinical Microbiology
Tales of the Vault: a Common, yet Mysterious Organelle
Your cell’s vault organelles may be shrouded in mystery, but researchers are unlocking their potential to save lives and clean up the planet.
Janet Goins
Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
Bringing the Laboratory Test to the Patient With Point-of-Contact Tests
Patient-centered or point-of-care testing is gaining in popularity—what does this mean for patients, the clinicians and laboratorians?
Audrey Schuetz
Designer Microbes: A Potential Living Cure for Crohn’s and Phenylketonuria
Designer microbes are coming to the rescue of patients suffering from two debilitating disorders that have no cure: PKU and Crohn’s Disease.
Monika Buczek
A new type of malaria vaccine utilizing the mosquito immune system with Car…
To eliminate malaria, you have to stop transmission. Carolina Barillas-Mury discusses the co-evolution of malaria, mosquitos, and man.
Does a Minimal Genome Exist?
How can we define a minimal genome containing only the genes necessary for life - and what can we learn from these efforts?
Jennifer Tsang
Babbling Bacteria: A Discussion About Quorum Sensing with Marvin Whiteley
Dr. Marvin Whiteley talks about how and why bacteria talk to each other (quorum sensing), whether lab conditions can help us understand what a pathogen does inside a host, and...
Karl Klose quorum sensing, microtalk
bioRxiv Subject Collection: Microbiology
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Thursday, 18 October 2018
Assembly and seasonality of core phyllosphere microbiota on perennial biofuel crops
Perennial grasses are promising feedstocks for biofuel production. The phyllosphere (aerial surfaces) of these cellulosic crops provide a sizable surface area of microbial habitation. Leaf microbial communities may benefit the host plant, have consequence for biomass deconstruction, and interact with...
Enterovirus D68 Infects Human Neuronal Cells and Cause Paralysis in Mice
An mBio report shows that enterovirus D68 can infect a human neuronal cell line and cause paralysis in mice.
Julie Wolf
Factors to Consider for Industry Postdocs
Are you in between academia and industry, and need help deciding which path to go down? We describe the opportunities and challenges of joining industry with a microbiology background -...
ASM Careers
Microbial Minutes: Ancient Viruses, Addiction, and Underground Cyanobacteri…
A news roundup covering ancient viruses, addiction, and underground cyanobacteria. Plus: Honey bee microbiome and vaccine updates.
Julie Wolf
Researchers Engineer Dual Vaccine against Anthrax and Plague
A team of researchers has now engineered a virus nanoparticle vaccine against Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis, tier 1 agents that pose serious threats to national security of the United States.
ASM Communications
Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
New Addition to the Sentinel Level Clinical Laboratory Protocols for Suspec…
A new Laboratory Response Network (LRN) protocol covers all aspects of sentinel laboratory biosafety, biosecurity, risk assessment, and biomedical waste management.
ASM Communications
Taking a Shot at Influenza with Educational Games
Written by Wilbur Chen | Educational board games can initiate important conversations about public health - all while participants have fun!
ASM Communications
elegans Endures Edifying Enterococcus - BacterioFiles 358
Roundworms and not-too-irritating bacteria quickly evolve a beneficial relationship when under threat from other bacterial pathogens!
Jesse Noar
Citing “Alternative” Sources for Microbiology Resource Announcements
Microbiology Resource Announcements Editors will permit citing alternative sources, when identified as such and where a permanent public DOI exists.
ASM Communications
New Leadership Elected to the Board of Governors of the American Academy of…
Four new Governors have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology’s Board of Governors. Gail Cassell, Lynn Enquist, Mary Estes, and Carey-Ann Burnham will join the Board of Governors...
ASM Communications
Toddy tappers - TWiP 160
The case of the Electrician from Tamil Nadu with a Liver Mass, and discussing how dogs and humans share a common Chadian Guinea worm.
Vincent Racaniello TWiP, Parasitism
Let’s Veto Mosquitoes: A Discussion About Malaria with Gunnar Mair
Dr. Mair talks about why breaking the transmission cycle by focusing on mosquitoes will help reduce global malaria, how a multi-pronged approach is necessary to eradicate this disease, how public...
Staying below the ADAR - TWiV 514
This years crop of Nobel Prizes, and how cells prevent leakage of mitochondrial double-stranded RNA into the cytoplasm, which would otherwise lead to the production of interferon.
Vincent Racaniello TWiV, viruses, innate immunity, mutagenesis
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