Microbiology

In this webinar, Sarkis Mazmanian and Gautam Dantas will discuss how researchers study the roles that endogenous gut microbes play in influencing the body’s response to neural injury and disease.

Accumulating lipids may be Wolbachia bacteria’s secret weapon for decreasing viral transmission.

Alex Mohr discusses a trial comparing various calorie-restricted diets on the gut microbiome and overall health measures.

The presence of microbes in tattoo inks raises concerns regarding the products’ safety.  

Green algae can be outfitted with nanoparticles, transforming them into efficient drug-delivering machines that target lung tumors.

In Salmonella, two seemingly similar antibiotic survival strategies result from very different molecular mechanisms.

Advanced diagnostic testing methods empower scientists to swiftly and precisely detect STIs. 

A more realistic model of the mucus layer that lines the lungs and gut could provide important insights into the function of this critical defensive barrier.

Nanopore sequencing platforms provide researchers the freedom to rapidly sequence long microbial nucleic acid fragments in the field. 

The Quick-DNA/RNA™ Water Kit is designed to provide researchers with the tools they need to achieve superior results in a variety of applications, from pathogen surveillance to environmental monitoring. 

Biofilms prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa toxins from being detected by sensory neurons, tricking the body into not looking sick.

Bacterial isolate screening improves surveillance, stewardship, and infection control.

From the laboratory to the table, researchers cooked bioengineered fungi into a tempting patty.

Marburg virus enters humans from bats to cause viral hemorrhagic fever, but how it alters immune cells is unclear.

It makes it easy to consolidate and analyze bioprocess data in one central location, helping to solve the puzzle and transfer data to insights. 

Endosymbionts use effector proteins to hijack their fungal host’s ability to produce spores.

Researchers explored the effects of obesity on the lung microenvironment in ferrets, searching for new therapeutic targets to protect vulnerable populations.

Researchers adapted microscopy techniques to identify rare instances of Cryptococcus neoformans in mice brains and lungs.

A member of the lung microbiota releases a peptide that hinders the respiratory pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae.