All Applied Microbiology International articles – Page 14
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NewsLab boost delivered by salt-tolerant PGPB strains offers hope for halophyte cultivation
Several plant growth-promoting bacteria bacterial strains are able to boost growth in halophyte plants under laboratory conditions, offering hope for developing their cultivation in marginal land.
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NewsToothpaste made with salivary enzyme teams with xylitol to defeat oral microbes
Toothpaste made with a salivary enzyme shows high antimicrobial activity when teamed with xylitol - and is even more effective than the gold standard antimicrobial, chlorhexidine.
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NewsLAMP assay for WHO priority pathogen cuts time and is more sensitive
A new LAMP assay technique cuts the time it takes to detect the WHO priority pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii and is also more sensitive than conventional methods.
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NewsAMI’s new Climate Action Advisory Group meets for first time
The newly formed Climate Action Advisory Group has just held its inaugural meeting.
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NewsNew sampling tech will help bioterrorism responders to trace anthrax contamination
New sampling technologies developed for environmental sampling can be adapted for use in the event of a bioterrorism attack, allowing responders to rapidly trace aquatic anthrax contamination in the field.
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NewsProbiotic blend may deliver double whammy of health benefits when added to animal feed
Researchers have discovered a blend of organisms that not only act as a probiotic in animal feed, but can also inhibit the toxic effects of a mycotoxin in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line.
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CareersExtreme edge - our interview with Sustainable Microbiology’s first Editor-in-Chief David Pearce
David Pearce, Editor-in-Chief of Sustainable Microbiology, the latest scientific journal launched by Applied Microbiology International, talks adaptability, environmental microbiology and life at a polar research station.
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NewsFirst global evaluation carried out of prokaryotic diversity in saline lake immortalised in Star Wars
Scientists have carried out the first global evaluation of the prokaryotic diversity of the biggest saline lake on Earth, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, which doubled as the salt planet in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
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News PhoQ gene supports the survival of beneficial rhizobacterium in acidic soil
Scientists have identified a gene in a plant-growth promoting rhizobacterium that can be manipulated to allow the bacterium to thrive in acid soils.
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NewsDiagnostic technique IDs five key AMR markers in water samples in less than an hour
A new testing method can detect five key antimicrobial resistance markers in water samples in less than an hour.
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NewsResearchers uncover link between nutrient availability and diversity of chemosynthetic microbes in Yellowstone hot springs
A new study has uncovered a relationship between nutrient availability and diversity in microbial communities living in Yellowstone hot springs.
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NewsGamechanging team-up sees Halomonas turn out three products in single fermentation process
For the first time, researchers have managed to produce three products in three separate phase states in a single process carried out by a microbe.
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NewsRegulatory pathway needs to be developed to make the most of phages: AMI
A regulatory pathway needs to be developed if the UK is to reap the benefits of bacteriophage therapy, Applied Microbiology International (AMI) has warned. France, Belgium and Poland are already developing programmes that take advantage of the potential of phage therapeutics, while bacteriophages - viruses that are capable of destroying ...
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NewsAMI putting together recommendations to support UK government action on AMR
Applied Microbiology International is putting together recommendations for the UK to deliver its five-year action plan on tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the run-up to 2030.
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NewsNovel strain of Shigella in gut of bottom-dwelling fish beats off competition with help of T2SS
A novel strain of Shigella isolated from the gut of a bottom-dwelling fish exposed to high loads of heavy metals and antibiotics has been found to have the first Type 2 secretion system fully documented in the bacterium.
