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- Period of hospitalization and mortality in transferred versus non-transferred COVID-19 patients: results from Germany March 28, 2024
- Diving into the proteomic atlas of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells March 28, 2024
- Genomic insights into anthropozoonotic tuberculosis in captive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in Cambodia March 28, 2024
- Autophagy-enhancing ATG16L1 polymorphism is associated with improved clinical outcome and T-cell immunity in chronic HIV-1 infection March 28, 2024
- Association of anti-diabetic drugs and COVID-19 outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and cardiomyopathy March 27, 2024
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- Going to extremes: progress in exploring new environments for novel antibiotics March 25, 2024
- Mutations in the efflux pump regulator MexZ shift tissue colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a state of antibiotic tolerance March 22, 2024
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis: a persistent global health concern March 22, 2024
- Emergence and clonal expansion of a qacA-harbouring sequence type 45 lineage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus March 21, 2024
- Evaluation of synergistic/antagonistic antibacterial activities of fatty oils from apricot, date, grape, and black seeds March 19, 2024
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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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congratulations alli weis on her paper published in genome announcements!
Draft Genome Sequences of Campylobacter jejuni Strains That Cause Abortion in Livestock Allison M. Weis,a,b Kristin A. Clothier,c Bihua C. Huang,a,b Nguyet Kong,a,b Bart C. Weimera,b School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis, Davis, California, USAa; 100K Pathogen Genome Project, UC … Continue reading
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Being thankful!
Contributed by Robin Jones It’s that time of year again, a time that starts with Thanksgiving and usually ends up after the new year. We sit, we ponder, we find the things we are thankful for. We share those thoughts … Continue reading
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When fiber starved, friendly gut microbes go bad
Contributed by Azarene Foutouhi A recent study conducted at the University of Michigan has shown that a low fiber diet results in a higher incidence of infections of the gut due to increased access to the cell wall by pathogenic … Continue reading
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Zombie virus?
Contributed by Ning Chin A must-do during Halloween is watching horror movies. I recently watched the Korean zombie movie “Train to Busan” and liked it a lot. In the movie, once you’re bitten by a zombie, you’re turned into a … Continue reading
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The genetic difference of predatory bacteria
Contributed by Poyin Chen In the spirit of Halloween, the blog post today will be on the genetic difference of predatory bacteria. Vampirococcus is a predatory bacteria found in lakes in Spain and feeds on Chromatium, a purple sulfur bacteria. … Continue reading
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Recognizing World Polio Day
Contributed by Narine Arabyan October 24th is recognized as World Polio Day. Poliomyelitis (polio) is highly infectious virus that affects young children. This virus is spread from person to person through the faecal-oral route or through contaminated water or food. … Continue reading
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Cholera in Haiti
Contributed by Alli Weis Back in 2010 there was a devastating earthquake in Haiti. In response, to help Haiti with the struggles, a team of UN Nepalese peacekeepers arrived. The peacekeepers set up camp in the rural Center Department of … Continue reading
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Single-Cell Sequencing and The Illumina / Bio-Rad Single Cell Sequencing Solution
Contributed by Carol Huang In mid-September, I attended Illumina user group meeting. The topic of single cell sequencing caught my attention for my recent experience on single cell RNA sequencing for a collaborator. Next generation sequencing has provided high accuracy … Continue reading
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Exceptional employees: hard to find and easy ignore
Contributed by Bart Weimer, PhD Since I have 4 students that are graduating and leaving the lab for their next adventure I’ve had many thoughts about finding new employees (students) and traits that my students might possess to make … Continue reading
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