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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.

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Staphylococcus aureus - signs, symptoms, transmission, causes & pathology
What is Staphylococcus aureus? (free video) #Staphylococcus aureus, sometimes called staph aureus, is a gram positive coccus that grows...
David Ojcius
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Current Research in Microbial Sciences is a peer-reviewed gold open access research journal covering all aspects of the broad field of...
David Ojcius
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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Call for Papers for special issue: Microorganisms of extreme environments and their applications
#CallforPapers for special issue: Microorganisms of extreme environments and their applications #openaccess #environment #microbiology...
David Ojcius
Jun 24, 20211 min read
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Risk factors and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection in hospitalized patients
#Clostridium #Cdiff #CDI #microbiology #infectiousdisease Background The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for Clostridium...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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Cause or effect? The spatial organization of pathogens and the gut microbiota in disease
#microbiota #microbiome #immunology #microbiology The human gut hosts a dense and diverse microbial community, spatially organized by...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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Microbes in ocean help moderate Earth's temperature
#microbiology #microbiome #environment #climate #climatechange A lot of methane is found beneath seafloor, yet very little leaves oceans...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20214 min read
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An unusual symbiosis of a ciliate, green alga, and a previously unknown purple bacterium.
#microbiology #symbiosis #environment Researchers discovered that the endosymbiotic bacterium belongs to "purple sulfur bacteria" but has...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Irish potato famine pathogen stoked outbreaks on six continents
#microbiology #agriculture #plants #potatoes #Phytophthora North Carolina State University researchers continue to track the evolution of...
David Ojcius
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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New insight into biosynthesis and architecture of photosynthetic membranes in bacteria
#cyanobacteria #microbiology #photosynthesis A new study conducted by the researchers at the University of Liverpool reveals how the...
David Ojcius
Jun 11, 20212 min read
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A few common bacteria account for majority of carbon use in soil
#microbiology #soil #soils #ecology #environment Just a few bacterial taxa found in ecosystems across the planet are responsible for more...
David Ojcius
Jun 10, 20213 min read
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A newly-discovered genus of bacteria that is present in most people
#microbiology #metabolism #bacteriology Researchers led by Patrice Cani, FNRS researcher at University of Louvain (UCLouvain) have...
David Ojcius
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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Trained viruses prove more effective at fighting antibiotic resistance
#antibioticresistance #phages #bacteriophages #microbiology #evolution Scientists trained phages to lead to greater bacterial suppression...
David Ojcius
Jun 8, 20212 min read
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Helicobacter pylori infection: An overview of bacterial virulence factors and pathogenesis
#Helicobacter #pathogenesis #virulence #infectiousdisease #microbiology Helicobacter pylori pathogenesis and disease outcomes are...
David Ojcius
Jun 7, 20211 min read
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Aspergillus flavus occurrence and aflatoxin B1 contamination associated with peanut
#microbiology #mycology #Aspergillus #microbiota #environment #agriculture #fungi #food #soil Aflatoxin B1 is a strong carcinogenic and...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20211 min read
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Special Issue Call for Papers: Advances in Microbial Pathogenesis
#microbiology #pathogenesis #immunology #immunity #bacteria #virus #virology #mycology #infectiousdisease #genetics #microbiota The...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20211 min read
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Fungal-mediated microbial electrochemical system: development, application and challenges
#mycology #microbiology #biofuel #wastewater Microbial fuel cell (MFC) that generates bioelectricity from biodegradable waste receives...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20211 min read
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SARS-CoV-2 evades neutralizing antibodies and rapidly spreads by cell fusion, finds study
#COVID19 #COVID #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 #cellbiology #microbiology Once a virus infects a cell, neighboring cells are likely to become...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20213 min read
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Luring bacteria into an evolutionary trap to reduce treatment resistance
#immunology #Salmonella #vaccines #evolution #microbiology Researchers succeeded in developing an oral vaccine against Salmonella that...
David Ojcius
Jun 6, 20212 min read
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Researchers rewire the genetics of E. coli, make it virus-proof
#genomics #microbiology #biology #bacteriophage #phage #syntheticbiology Scientists created a synthetic genome for a bacterium that made...
David Ojcius
Jun 5, 20215 min read
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Radioactivity May Fuel Life Deep Underground and Inside Other Worlds
#radioactivity #microbiology The radioactive splitting of water molecules could yield enough energy to fuel a large portion of the deep...
David Ojcius
Jun 3, 20214 min read
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