In today’s short post we have included the “Lab stock photo fun” at the end of this post. A couple of more arriving shortly during Christmas!!
General microbiome
Phylogenetic and Phenotypic Characterization of the Energy-taxis Receptor Aer in Pseudomonas – SC Booth – bioRxiv
Interleukin-18: Biological properties and role in disease pathogenesis – G Kaplanski – Immunological Reviews
Animal experiments
Selenium nanoparticles in poultry feed modify gut microbiota and increase abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii – S Gangadoo – Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Phages and viruses
Prophages and Growth Dynamics Confound Experimental Results with Antibiotic-Tolerant Persister Cells. – A Harms – mBio
Techniques
Phylofactorization – a graph partitioning algorithm to identify phylogenetic scales of ecological data – AD Washburne – bioRxiv
Microbes in the news
Bacteria see etchings, and die – Cosmos
Rejected antibiotic candidate likely to get new chance for producing bacteria killers: study – Xinhuanet
For the New Year, resolve to treat your gut bugs right – Lexington Herald Leader
This is how dirty your money is – Channel NewsAsia
Before hosting Christmas, get rid of these germy spots in your home – Local 8 now
ASU scientists discover gut bacteria in bees spread antibiotic-resistant genes to each other – ASU Now
Lab stock photo fun
When the colour of the solution matches that of my gloves!
When my samples are at the same spot on the petridish and have similar patterns..
When good things happen with completely filled-up test tubes..
