Microbial warning signs that predict death risk in severe pneumonia
Researchers uncover a microbial signature in the lungs of severe pneumonia patients. Could this help explain survival differences…
‘Fire amoeba’ survives in hotter conditions than any other complex cell
Hot springs at at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, where the heat-tolerant amoeba was discovered.Credit: Kelly Vandellen/iStock…
International collaboration develops STREAMS to standardize microbiome data
Microbiomes, the communities of microorganisms that live in and around us, play a vital role in everything from…
Study provides new hope for future treatment of intestinal condition IBS
Researchers at örebro University in Sweden have made a significant advance in understanding the intestinal condition IBS. For…
New technique helps understand how bacterial shapes contribute to disease
Scientists have long known that bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, but understanding what those differences mean…
Microbial and seminal traces of sexual intercourse and forensic implications | Microbiome
Isala cohort cross-sectional study The Isala citizen-science project (https://isala.be/en/) was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Antwerp…
A unified catalog of 14,062 microbial species reference genomes provides new insight into the gut microbiota in high-altitude mammals | Microbiome
Zhang Z, Xu D, Wang L, Hao J, Wang J, Zhou X, et al. Convergent evolution of rumen…
The dual antifungal and antibiofilm activities of β-carotene against multidrug-resistant Candida albicans induce wound healing in a diabetic rat model: an in vitro and in vivo study | BMC Microbiology
Microorganism Yeast isolates, isolated from wounds, were obtained from the microbiological laboratory at Tanta University, Egypt, and were…
Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of culture filtrates from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum isolated from traditional dairy products in Menoufia, Egypt | BMC Microbiology
LAB strain isolation and identification A total of twelve isolates were selected from various dairy sources, including raw…
Exploring documentation and reporting practices in malaria tracking: a mixed-methods study among formal drug retail shops in Hohoe Municipal, Ghana | Malaria Journal
Background characteristics of participants Table 1 provides demographic information about the quantitative study participants. A total of 57…
Genome sequencing for prevention of health-care-associated bacterial infections
WHO Team Infection Prevention and Control (IPC). Global report on infection prevention and control. WHO https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240051164 (2022). Warren,…
The 24, 2 hours initiative: a game changer in malaria mortality reduction | Malaria Journal
The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria calls for at least a 75% reduction by 2025 compared with 2015…