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Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
New Technologies Aid Clinical Microbiologists and Mean New Career Opportuni…
New technologies mean change for clinical microbiology diagnostic laboratories, but they also present opportunities for career growth.
ASM Communications
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
Using Bacterial Structures as Nanowires with Gemma Reguera
Gemma Reguera discusses her studies of Geobacter pili, which transfers electrons to iron oxide and other minerals, and can be used for new biotech applications.
ASM’s Agar Art Contest Featured on CBS News
ASM’s Agar Art contest was the focus of a report on the CBS News streaming network
ASM Communications
If You Give a Baby a Bath, and More Microbial Myths
A followup to the “Microbial Myths” Youtube video that examines what the literature has to say about microwaving sponges, bathing newborns, and using Bunsen burners as a part of aseptic...
Ada Hagan
Digesting the Indigestible: How Microbes are Chewing up our Big Plastic Pro…
As global plastic waste increases, science turns to specialized microbes to degrade previously non-degradable plastics.
Monika Buczek plastic, Environment, enzyme
Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
Just Small Adults? Pediatric Considerations in Clinical Microbiology
There are many unique aspects to neonatal and pediatric clinical microbiology: sometimes a test is a bigger deal in kids than in adults, sometimes it’s a smaller deal - and...
Thea Brennan-Krohn
ASM-Mentored Tuberculosis Laboratory in Zambia Recommended for First Intern…
ASM, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the government of Zambia worked together to bring the lab up to international standards for quality and competency.
International Affairs
Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
Opening the Black Box of MALDI-TOF MS
“Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry” (MALDI-TOF MS) sounds like the cause of a warp drive breakdown in Star Trek. What does it have to do with clinical microbiology diagnostics?
Kenneth (K.P.) Smith
bioRxiv Subject Collection: Microbiology
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Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Streptomyces volatile compounds influence exploration and microbial community dynamics by altering iron availability
Bacteria and fungi produce a wide array of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and these can act as infochemicals or as competitive tools. Recent work has shown that the VOC trimethylamine (TMA) can promote a new form of Streptomyces growth, termed...
Microbial Minutes: Rotavirus, Dengue, and Measles - Plus Red Tide and Nitro…
What's hot in the microbial sciences? ASM summarizes microbiology news and reports in Microbial Minutes, a biweekly news roundup. This week: plants fix atmospheric nitrogen (with the help of microbes)...
Julie Wolf
Staphylococcus Stops Skin Swellings - BacterioFiles 352
A harmless strain of bacteria on the skin produces a compound that can prevent tumors from forming!
Jesse Noar Bacteria, Cancer, microbiota
H. pylori Urease has a Noncatalytic Role as an Antioxidant
Helicobacter pylori can survive the harsh environment of the stomach, where it uses its urease enzyme to neutralize stomach acid. A new Journal of Bacteriology study reports that urease plays double duty for...
Julie Wolf
Algal Blooms: How One-Celled Microorganisms Can Crash an Ecosystem
News reports have been covering the marine life dying on the shores of southwest Florida due to a toxic red tide. What exactly is a red tide? What causes a red...
ASM Communications
Tongue Microbiome Research Underscores Importance of Dental Health
Elderly individuals with fewer teeth, poor dental hygiene, and more cavities constantly ingest more dysbiotic microbiota, which could be harmful to their respiratory health, according to new research published in...
ASM Communications
Flip-flops and Surfboards made from Algae? Renewable algae-derived biomater…
Algae are amazing microorganisms, and Dr. Mayfield says that the more you know about algae, the more you like them.
Karl Klose microtalk, algae, Biotechnology
Food-borne Diseases Transmitted by Parasites
Parasitic diseases have an influential affect on global, human and animal health. This session includes three leading experts on food-borne disease transmitted via parasites.
Ray Ortega Food Microbiology, Parasites
Tupanvirus Transports Translation Tools - BacterioFiles 351
A new giant virus has genes for a surprisingly complete system of protein synthesis!
Jesse Noar giant virus, translation, Evolution
A Cafeteria full of jelly rolls - TWiV 506
How the three-dimensional structure of the giant Cafeteria roenbergensis virus suggests a new mode of assembly, and the apparent elimination of dengue fever in an Australian city by release of...
Vincent Racaniello TWiV, viruses, Virology, Vaccines, dengue, Cafeteria roenbergensis
A micro story with macro implications - TWiM 182
How to test antimicrobial susceptibility in less than 30 minutes, and a carbonate-sensitive phytotransferrin in diatoms that controls iron uptake.
Vincent Racaniello TWiM, Antimicrobial Resistance, diatoms, Legionnaires
New Book Highlights Tales of Extraordinary Female Scientists
Women in Microbiology, a new collection of stories about extraordinary female scientists, is now available from ASM Press. The collection profiles influential microbiologists through the eyes of their former students...
ASM Communications
The parasitic devil is in the details - TWiP 156
The case of the Ecuadorian with Immunodeficiency and Chronic Diarrhea. Oral transmission of Chagas disease in mice.
Vincent Racaniello TWiP, Chagas Disease
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