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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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The world’s first anti-vaccination movement spread fears of half-cow babies
In the early 19th century, British people finally had access to the first vaccine in history, against #smallpox. Many Britons were...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20215 min read


Microbiome Likely Not a Causal Factor for Autism, Suggests Largest Study
A new study challenges the idea that #autism spectrum disorder (#ASD) may be causally influenced by childhood gut #microbiota. The study...
David Ojcius
Nov 12, 20215 min read


How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global Covid pandemic
A new study (not peer-reviewed yet) shows evidence that the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus spreads widely in white-tailed deer, & the virus is...
David Ojcius
Nov 11, 20213 min read


The Brain Can Recall and Reawaken Past Immune Responses
Researchers identified #brain neurons in mice that became active during experimentally induced #inflammation in the abdomen. Later,...
David Ojcius
Nov 8, 20215 min read


Application of mesenchymal stem cell and secretome in combating COVID19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (#COVID19) caused by novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-#Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2), is typically associated...
David Ojcius
Nov 7, 20211 min read


France orders poultry lockdown as bird flu spreads across Europe
French farmers ordered to keep their poultry indoors due to the heightened risk of #birdflu being spread by migratory birds. A similar...
David Ojcius
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Germany is experiencing a 'massive' pandemic of the unvaccinated, says health minister
#Germany's Health Minister said the country is experiencing a "massive" pandemic of the unvaccinated as authorities raised the alarm on...
David Ojcius
Nov 4, 20213 min read


A commonly found parasite could treat certain types of cancer
Researchers have shown that #immunotherapy with a type I ΔGRA17 mutant #Toxoplasma gondii induces inflammatory responses in the injected...
David Ojcius
Nov 3, 20212 min read


How Penicillin Kills Bacteria
Researchers discovered that β-lactam #antibiotics kill #MRSA by creating holes in the cell wall which enlarge as the cell grows,...
David Ojcius
Nov 2, 20212 min read


How legumes give oxygen to symbiotic bacteria in their roots
#symbiosis #microbiology #plantbiology #agriculture Researchers identified 2 transcription factors that control how much leghemoglobin is...
David Ojcius
Oct 31, 20213 min read


COVID's endgame: Scientists have a clue about where SARS-CoV-2 is headed
#coronavirus #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 Back in the 1980s, scientists in the U.K. performed an experiment that — at first glance — sounds...
David Ojcius
Oct 30, 20218 min read


The FDA authorizes Moderna and J&J COVID vaccine boosters
The Food and Drug Administration authorized booster doses of the #COVID19 vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. In a related...
David Ojcius
Oct 20, 20213 min read


Microbiome et santé
de Chih-Jung Chang, Yun-Fei Ko, Hsin-Chih Lai, Jan Martel, David Ojcius, John D. Young #microbiome #microbiota #health #microbiology...
David Ojcius
Oct 18, 20212 min read


Microbiote de la bouche
de Sylvie Babajko, David Ojcius, Ihsène Taihi-Nassif #microbiome #microbiota #oralhealth La cavité buccale est une partie du corps en...
David Ojcius
Oct 17, 20211 min read


A metabolome atlas of the aging mouse brain.
Study finds almost all metabolites differ between brain regions or age groups, but not by sex. A shift in sphingolipid patterns during...
David Ojcius
Oct 17, 20211 min read


Quadruple protection procedure for resuming pig production in farms with African Swine Fever in Asia
Highlights • #AfricanSwineFever outbreak has caused serious economic losses in China. #Pork supply in consequence faces huge demand. •...
David Ojcius
Oct 16, 20211 min read


Another Global Pandemic Is Spreading ... Among Pigs
#AfricanSwineFever killed half the pigs in China. There is no vaccine & no treatment. Now it’s in the Caribbean & on the doorstep of the...
David Ojcius
Oct 16, 20217 min read


Gut Bacteria Change as You Get Older—and May Accelerate Aging
A study finds that #aging is associated with #microbiome changes, & that these alterations are distinct from those connected to diseases...
David Ojcius
Oct 15, 20214 min read


DR Congo confirms new Ebola cases
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the weekend reported a lab-confirmed #Ebola case and three suspected infections, all...
David Ojcius
Oct 14, 20213 min read


The role of endocytic trafficking in antigen T cell receptor activation
This review article summarizes the molecular mechanisms of T cell receptor (TCR) #endocytosis and recycling, both in steady state and...
David Ojcius
Oct 12, 20212 min read
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