Nature – Pathogens
- Atmosphere particulate matter and respiratory diseases during COVID-19 in Korea May 2, 2024
- The ouroboros of autoimmunity May 2, 2024
- Defining the balance between optimal immunity and immunopathology in influenza virus infection May 2, 2024
- The spectrum of pneumonia among intubated neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit May 2, 2024
- Opportunities and challenges for T cell-based influenza vaccines May 2, 2024
Nature – AMR
- Colostrum as a source of ESBL-Escherichia coli in feces of newborn calves April 30, 2024
- Evolution of triclosan resistance modulates bacterial permissiveness to multidrug resistance plasmids and phages April 30, 2024
- Ecological and evolutionary mechanisms driving within-patient emergence of antimicrobial resistance April 30, 2024
- Genotypic analyses of IncHI2 plasmids from enteric bacteria April 29, 2024
- A secondary mechanism of action for triazole antifungals in Aspergillus fumigatus mediated by hmg1 April 29, 2024
Outbreaks
- Measles global outbreak continues to spread April 16, 2024
- Dad goes Viral on TikTok: Daughter has Pinworms April 16, 2024
CDC
- Notes from the Field: Increase in Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae — Washington, 2018–2023 May 2, 2024
- Cigarette Smoking Among Pregnant Women During the Perinatal Period: Prevalence and Health Care Provider Inquiries — Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, United States, 2021 May 2, 2024
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Oral Microbiome as a Predictive Tool for Dental Caries
Contributed by Azarene Foutouhi Many site-specific micro biomes of the Human body have been well established and studied in an effort to develop micro biome targeted diagnostics and individualized medicine. In general, these communities reach maturation around 2-4 years of … Continue reading
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Salmonella digests the host sugar coating during infection
Submitted by Narine Arabyan Salmonella enterica spp. enterica sv Typhimurium is one of the most important foodborne pathogens causing gastroenteritis in humans1. WHO (2005) with USDA and CDC estimated that Salmonella infections account for 1.4 -1.6 million cases per year … Continue reading
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Approaches to defeat Listeria and Salmonella Outbreaks
Contributed by Poyin Chen Nowadays you can’t go two months without hearing about a food recall for Listeria or Salmonella contamination. Luckily with our advances in pathogen detection and tracking, we are able to identify and prevent outbreaks before they … Continue reading
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Zika Virus continued…
Contributed by Alli Weis The Olympics are upon us in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and with the merriment and competition comes serious warnings of the Zika Virus. Zika is transmitted by the mosquito in endemic areas and; additionally, has recently … Continue reading
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Recent Recalls and Breakouts Related to Listeria monocytogenes
Contributed by Carol Huang On July 29, 2016, SM Fish Corp. of Far Rockaway, NY, is voluntarily recalling OSSIE’S brand ready-to-eat Herring Salads for its potential of contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria was found in multiple locations throughout the facility … Continue reading
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Farmers & Researchers Working Together to Improve Safety and Quality of Cattle
Contributed by Nguyet Kong Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium that is naturally found in healthy humans and animals gut, but there is some E. coli that are bad and cause disease. E. coli O157 is a common type … Continue reading
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Escherichia coli 0121 Outbreak Linked to Flour
Contributed by Azarene Foutouhi Earlier this month, General Mills voluntarily recalled a newly expanded list of flour products including Gold Medal Flour, Signature Kitchens Flour, and Gold Medal Wondra Flour after Shiga Toxin producing Escherichia coli 0121 was isolated … Continue reading
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Graduation Season 2016
Contributed by Bart C. Weimer, PhD It is spring and again graduation is upon us. This year the Weimer lab produced 4 fantastic graduates. These folks are prepared for the next phase of their career. Moving from being a … Continue reading
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Join Us for a Special Symposium @ ASM Microbe 2016 in Boston
Join us for a Special Symposium ASM Microbe 2016 – BOSTON Industrial Metagenomics – Large Scale Analysis for Food Safety June 18th, 2016 6:45pm – 10:00 pm Boston Convention Center Grand Ballroom West The program will highlight the microbial ecology … Continue reading
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JOIN US @ ASM Microbe 2016 in Boston for our Special Symposium
Industrial Metagenomics – Large Scale Analysis for Food Safety Supported by UC Davis, IBM, Mars, Inc. and Bio-Rad 6:45 pm – 10:00 pm Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Grand Ballroom West MODERATORS: Christopher Elkins PhD; Supervisory Microbiologist, FDA Kristen Beck, … Continue reading
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