All Applied Microbiology International articles – Page 11
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Applied Microbiology International announces new president
Professor Jack Gilbert has taken over the reins from Professor Brendan Gilmore as President of Applied Microbiology International (AMI).
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‘Green’ jobs and roles in emerging STEM industries are not accessible to all, says AMI-sponsored report
A new report looking at the distribution of STEM skills across the UK has found that roles in new and emerging STEM industries are disproportionately concentrated in London and the South East.
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Future medicines could feature ingredients targeting bacterial motility and chemotaxis
Future medicines will probably be made up of a cocktail of compounds that inhibit different bacterial targets, including some that act against their motility and chemotaxis mechanisms, a new review suggests.
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Microbial hydrogen cycling - the good, the bad and the ugly
With global populations looking likely to top 10 billion by the year 2050, the practices that we use to grow food need to adapt in kind - and what better way is there but to harness the innate power of microbes!
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‘Hospital pathogen’ widespread in Vietnam’s environment
A pathogen considered to be a cause of hospital infection is widespread in Vietnam, turning up in farm soil and pig faeces as well as hospital beds and toilet floor surfaces, with 70% of isolates found to be resistant to at least one class of antimicrobials.
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Careers
Transformative force: AMI grant helped me to present my work at a conference
Styliani Roufou from the University of Malta, supervised by Prof Vasilis Valdramidis, describes how presenting her work at a conference - with support from AMI’s Scientific Conference Abstract Scholarship grant scheme - has instilled her with a sense of purpose.
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Small ruminant farms could spread human diarrhoea causing bug
Goat and sheep dairy farms are a potential transmission source for a bacteria that can cause human gastroenteritis, according to a new study.
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Solving by-product problem paves way for bacterium to produce chemicals
An engineering technique that domesticates Vibrio natriegens to overcome the production of an unwanted by-product could pave the way for the bacterium to become a producer of chemicals, researchers have found.
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Bioleaching bacteria exploit cracks to form biofilms on REE rocks
Bioleaching bacteria home in on and around grooves and crevices in rare earth element-bearing rocks and form biofilms, potentially offering a route to making the process more efficient, a new study shows.
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Unravelling Coenzyme Q10 pathway could pave way to industrial production
Scientists have unravelled part of the Coenzyme Q10 biosynthetic pathway in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, paving the way to enhancing the bacterium so that it can produce the probiotic on an industrial scale.
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Early warning sensor changes colour when wound becomes infected
A team at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a non-invasive sensor that changes colour when a wound becomes infected, alerting healthcare staff hours before symptoms become visible to the eye.
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Gut microbiota shouldn’t be discounted from climate change studies
A new review suggests climate change doesn’t just impact the distribution and habitats of wild animals - it can affect their internal environment as well, with implications for biodiversity.
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Electromicrobiology conference sparks Sustainable Microbiology themed collection
The new not-for-profit open access journal Sustainable Microbiology is to run a special themed edition on electromicrobiology.
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Gene deletion toolkit makes pathogen easier to study
Scientists have created a toolkit to delete genes in Achromobacter, making the deadly bacterium tractable for research purposes.
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Disturbance could boost microbe protection of mangroves
Engineering disturbance in mangrove sediments could help to conserve these habitats by boosting their microbiome, a new study suggests.
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Careers
Carer’s Week: How the right employer can make a huge difference to unpaid carers
Carer’s Week (June 5-11) is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.
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Opinion
Tiny microbes in the vast unknown could be vital to our futures
We ignore the under-studied oceans at our peril, yet they could be key to solving the biggest problems we will face in the years to come.
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Microbiome takes centre stage at keynote lecture
Dr Martin Blaser delivered the Ashford Memorial Lecture 2023, which commemorates the legacy of Dr. Bailey Kelly Ashford, who changed the infectious disease landscape of Puerto Rico in the early 20th century.
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Opinion
Food waste is a vital resource that could be mined to meet food security goals
Achieving sustainable solutions for food and nutritional security is a top global priority at present, with the drive to provide nutritionally balanced food to people around the world, and fulfil the target SDG 2.
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Food poisoning pathogen keeps bouncing back
A major food poisoning outbreak 30 years ago linked to a fast food chain changed how we tackle food safety - so why does the pathogen responsible keep popping up?