Author Archives: WeimerMicroLab

Amylases and their importance during glycan degradation

Contributed by Narine Arabyan Amylases catalyze the cleavage of α-D-1,4 and α-D-1,6-glycosidic bonds in starch and related carbohydrates. Amylases are widely distributed in nature and are important in carbohydrate metabolism. Amylases in Salmonella are poorly characterized glycosyl hydrolases. The importance … Continue reading

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A New Take on the Dinosaur Phylogenetic Tree

Contributed by Alli Weis This week’s blog post is inspired by a new hypothesis that has emerged this month, published in the journal Nature. Essentially, for years the widely accepted theory of Dinosaur relationships has been based on dividing Dinosaurs … Continue reading

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Communicating Goals and Expectations

Contributed by B. Carol Huang Goal setting is very important for anyone who wishes to have an achievement. The goal is like a blueprint for a building project, a road map for a journey, in which it will answer the … Continue reading

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3-D tissue culture models to mimic human gut infections

Contributed by Nguyet Kong 3-D tissue culture models to mimic human gut infections In an article from npj Microgravity, scientists have reported their latest advancement in 3-D intestinal model development where they want to develop more realistic model to prevent Salmonella … Continue reading

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Science vs politics?

Contributed by Ning Chin The advancement in science is often pursued because technological improvement is supposed to improve our life. Researches in biological sciences are especially important to improve our health and general wellbeing. But science does not get implemented … Continue reading

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Sequencing and publication of 306 Listeria monocytogenes genomes

Contributed by Poyin Chen Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen prevalent in environmental and food matrices including soil, fruit, and deli meats. This organism encompasses 13 serotypes, among which serotypes 1/2a, 1/2b, and 4b are most commonly associated with disease … Continue reading

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Importance of sialidases during infection

  Contributed by Narine Arabyan Sialidases, also known as neuraminidases, are widely distributed in nature and are found in organisms from Eukarya, Eubacteria, and viruses. Sialidases are glycosyl-hydrolases that cleave the α-ketosidic bond of a terminal sialic acid residue from … Continue reading

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Ebola Update

Contributed by Allison Weis Two years ago, beginning in March 2014, the world saw the largest outbreak of Ebola in history. The outbreak was massive, all countries affected combined 28,646 people were infected and of those 11,323 people were killed … Continue reading

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Congrats Alli Weis on her Large-Scale release of Camphlobacter Draft Genomes paper published in Genome Announcements

Large-Scale Release of Campylobacter Draft Genomes: Resources for Food Safety and Public Health from the 100K Pathogen Genome Project *Allison M. Weis,a,e Bihua C. Huang,a,e Dylan B. Storey,a,e* Nguyet Kong,a,e Poyin Chen,a,e Narine Arabyan,a,e Brent Gilpin,b Carl Mason,c Andrea K. … Continue reading

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New Breath Analysis method to detect metabolites

Enhanced non-invasive respiratory sampling from bottlenose dolphins for breath metabolomics measurements Konstantin O Zamuruyev1, Alexander A Aksenov1, Mark Baird2, Alberto Pasamontes1, Celeste Parry2, Soraya Foutouhi3, Stephanie Venn-Watson2, Bart C Weimer3, Jean-Pierre Delplanque1 and Cristina E Davis1,4,5 Published 30 September 2016 • © 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd  Journal of Breath Research, Volume 10, Number 4 … Continue reading

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