All Applied Microbiology International articles – Page 13
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News
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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Opinion
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?
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Opinion
How AI gives us food for thought
Michael Ukwuru reveals the many ways in which artificial intelligence could address global food safety challenges.
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Novel bacterial strain in feed boosts broiler chicken growth and changes gut microbiome
A novel bacterial strain added as a supplement to broiler chicken feed not only boosts their growth rate, but significantly alters their caecal microbiome, enhancing the capacity for microbial amino acid and vitamin biosynthesis, a new study shows.
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Drugs pipeline rife with strategies to combat MRSA
A host of new antimicrobial strategies are in the development pipeline that could provide hope for healthcare sectors battling multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
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Peat bog microbes could be deployed to break down plastic pollution
Microbes discovered in a peat bog could be used to break down plastic pollution, research being carried out at Queen’s University Belfast has revealed.
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Pectin carriers unleash army of predatory bacteria
Researchers in Israel have come up with a way to turn the weapons of potato soft-rot pathogens against themselves, unleashing an army of predatory bacteria that can destroy the pathogens.
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Curious calves drive shedding of pathogen in herds
Inquisitive dairy calves could be driving the spread of a zoonotic pathogen in their herds, a new study has revealed.
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Microbiology journal recruits first intake of Junior Editors in drive to nurture early careers talent
The peer-reviewed journal Letters in Applied Microbiology is recruiting its first intake of Junior Editors as part of its new drive to nurture early careers talent.
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Unusual cellular metabolism in fungi linked to AMR
Scientists have discovered that aberrant cellular metabolism in Candida fungi is linked to drug resistance, potentially opening up new possible pathways to antimetabolite therapies.
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Opinion
The threat of viral zoonosis hasn’t gone away
Why we’re liable to be ambushed by viral zoonosis - despite everything we’ve learned from Covid
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AMI is finalist in two 2023 Memcom Excellence Awards
Applied Microbiology International is celebrating after being shortlisted for two awards at the 2023 Memcom Excellence Awards, which recognise the best of the membership sector.
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Endophytes colonize and protect coffee seedlings
Fungi found living within the tissue of plants from old growth forests in Costa Rica can colonize coffee seedlings and protect them from disease, a new study has revealed.
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Wine yeast species may be communicating during fermentation - using extracellular vesicles
A new study of what happens when two different wine yeast starter species are combined suggests that they could be communicating - and that extracellular vesicles may play a role in that communication.
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Benchtop model lays bare secrets of gut microbiome
A benchtop model of the human gut (MiGut) has been developed to allow the interaction of drugs, nutrition, prebiotics, and live biotherapeutics with the gut microbiome to be studied in greater depth than ever before.