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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 mysterious microbes that gave rise to complex life
#microbiology #evolution #Archaea are more than just oddball lifeforms that thrive in unusual places: they turn out to be quite...
David Ojcius
May 19, 20211 min read


How ‘contagious abortion’ in cows led to one of the first known references to herd immunity
One of the first known references to #HerdImmunity came amid an outbreak of “contagious abortions” (#brucellosis) in livestock in the...
David Ojcius
May 19, 20211 min read


Malaria-induced bacteremia as a consequence of multiple parasite survival strategies
Globally, #malaria continues to be an enormous public health burden, with concomitant parasite-induced damage to the gastrointestinal...
David Ojcius
May 19, 20211 min read


David Ojcius Discusses The Association Between Oral Health And Systemic Disease
#oralhealth #microbiology #immunology The association between oral health and systemic disease has been established for some time....
David Ojcius
May 19, 20211 min read


Genomic description and characterization of Nigeribacterium massiliense gen. nov., sp. nov., isolate
Strain Marseille-P1302 was isolated from the stool of a 2-year-old Nigerian boy suffering from Kwashiorkor, a form of severe acute...
David Ojcius
May 19, 20211 min read


Drug used to treat deadly ‘black fungus’ infection is running low in India
Supplies of #Amphotericin, the drug used to treat the rare but deadly infection #mucormycosis (aka #blackfungus), are running dangerously...
David Ojcius
May 19, 20211 min read


Integrative immunoinformatics for predicting B-cell and T-cell epitopes for vaccines against COVID
#COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine #immunology Background The increase in global mortality rates from SARS-COV2 (COVID-19)...
David Ojcius
May 18, 20211 min read


Newly Discovered Glycosylated RNA Is All Over Cells
#chemistry #biochemistry #immunology #autoimmune #cellbiology The emergence of nucleic acids and that of proteins have sometimes been...
David Ojcius
May 18, 20211 min read


New combination immunotherapy plus ART expand innate cells critical to controlling HIV
#AIDS #HIV #SIV Researchers have determined a combination #immunotherapy of IL-21 and IFNα when added to antiviral therapy (ART) is...
David Ojcius
May 18, 20211 min read


Scientists link genetic makeup of bacteria in the human gut to human diseases
The findings link sets of bacterial genes to the presence of coronary artery disease, #cirrhosis of the liver, inflammatory bowel disease...
David Ojcius
May 18, 20211 min read


CRISPR-Cas12a: Functional overview and applications
#openaccess #genetherapy #CRISPR Prokaryotes have developed an adaptive immune system called Clustered regularly interspaced short...
David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read


How do you figure out if we’re anti-maskers or vaccinated?
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #Masks #coronavirus Cartoon from The New Yorker which seems relevant for issues that most employers are facing:...
David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read


They’re Vaccinated and Keeping Their Masks On, Maybe Forever
#COVID19 #Masks #coronavirus "Face coverings have been a political flash point for more than a year. But now, the backlash is directed at...
David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read


New vaccine could protect against all coronaviruses, could prevent future pandemics
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccines #vaccines Duke researchers have created a vaccine with the potential to protect against all forms of #coronavirus...
David Ojcius
May 17, 20211 min read


DNA’s Histone Spools Hint at How Complex Cells Evolved
#evolution #biology #molecularbiology #microbiology Histones, as linchpins of the apparatus for gene regulation, play a role in almost...
David Ojcius
May 16, 20212 min read


Malaria parasites and circadian rhythm: New insights into an old puzzle
#malaria #mosquitoes #Plasmodium The hallmark of malaria, an infectious disease caused by parasites from the Plasmodium genus, is cyclic...
David Ojcius
May 16, 20211 min read


Environmental antibiotics and resistance genes as emerging contaminants
#bioremediation #environment #microbiology #antibiotics #AntibioticResistance In developing countries, the use of antibiotics has helped...
David Ojcius
May 16, 20211 min read


"Introduction" by David Ojcius and Nicolas Renard to Special Issue: "Reinventing Plastics"
#plastics #plasticpollution #plastic #pollution #environment Plastics are yesterday’s hero and today’s villain – their fall from grace...
David Ojcius
May 16, 20211 min read


Structural and Functional Features of the P2X4 Receptor: An Immunological Perspective
by Jean Kanellopoulos, Cássio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva, Sirje Rüütel Boudinot and David Ojcius #immunology #innateimmunity...
David Ojcius
May 16, 20212 min read


What Do New Mask Rules Mean for Company Vaccine Mandates?
#masks #vaccines #COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccination The rules for keeping workers safe can be difficult to navigate. Can employers...
David Ojcius
May 16, 20212 min read
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