Journal Club: Ecology of sleeping: the microbial and arthropod associates of chimpanzee beds

Interesting new article from Rob Dunn’s lab about the microbial and arthopod communities associated with chimpanzee beds.  The article itself is clearly pitched within a microbiology of the built environment context… highlighting the fact that we haven’t really looked much a non-human constructed artificial environments.  Pretty cool stuff! The outpouring of press on the topic …

“The Germ Guy: Confessions of a Mercurial Microbiologist” blog (microBEnet blog of the day)

The Germ Guy is today’s microBEnet microbiology’s Blog of the Day.  Blogs are taken from list of Microbiology Blogs we have curated at microBEnet.  The germ guy blog is by Jason “Germ Guy” Tetro and it focuses on  “A personal and unique look at germs, hygiene and staying healthy.”  He is pretty active in media and social media (e.g., follow him on …